Water Cycle
Humidity
Water in the air
Types of Clouds
Hodgepodge
100
Water in the air is called this.
What is water vapor?
100
The water that appeared on our plastic cup when we added ice to the water came from here.
What is the air?
100
A visible mass of very tiny droplets of water usually floating high in the atmosphere is called this.
What is a cloud?
100
Man made clouds that form behind an airplane are called this.
What is jet contrail?
100
This type of scientist studies clouds.
Who is a meteorologist?
200
The process of water turning from a liquid to a gas is called this.
What is evaporation?
200
The unit for relative humidity is this.
What is a percent?
200
In order for a cloud to form there must be water in the air, thus this process must have occurred.
What is evaporation?
200
Mid level clouds often have this prefix.
What is "alto"?
200
When the air is completely filled with water, we say it is this.
What is saturated?
300
The process of water turning from a gas to a liquid is called this.
What is condensation?
300
If the air has 5 grams of water vapor, and can hold 20 grams, what is the relative humidity?
What is 25 percent?
300
Clouds are morel likely to form higher in this atmosphere because of this.
What is lower temperatures?
300
A cloud that brings thunderstorms, intense rain, and possibly a tornado is called this.
What is a cumulonimbus cloud?
300
A cloud that temporarily appears right in front of you on a cold day when you breathe out is often called this.
What is Dragon's Breath?
400
Water that condenses on grass, often in the early morning, is called this.
What is dew?
400
If the amount of water vapor in the air stays the same, but the temperature decreases, what happens to the relative humidity?
What is increases?
400
The air must reach this for water vapor to condense.
What is the dew point?
400
Fair weather clouds with stable air found in the lower atmosphere are called this.
What is stratus clouds?
400
"That which no hand can grasp, no hand can reach" is a quote from this person.
Who is Goethe?
500
If the temperature is below 0 degrees celsius and water turns from a gas to a liquid, it is called this.
What is frost?
500
This instrument that measures the amount of water in the air.
What is a hygrometer?
500
The particles on which the first droplet of a cloud is formed are called this.
What is condensation nuclei?
500
These types of clouds often signal the end of a storm.
What is altocumulus mammatus?
500
This gentleman is often called the "Godfather of clouds".
Who is Luke Howard?
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