Water
The three steps in the water cycle
What are evaporation, condensation, and precipitation?
the three main types of clouds
What are cirrus, cumulus, and stratus?
the four major air masses
What are continental tropical, continental polar, maritime tropical, and maritime polar?
a violent disturbance in the atmosphere
What is a storm?
the type of cloud thunderstorms form from
What is cumulonimbus?
the process by which water vapor enters the atmosphere
What is evaporation?
low flat clouds
What are stratus clouds?
This air mass comes from Canada
What is continental polar?
a storm accompanied by heavy precipitation and thunder and lightning
What is a thunderstorm?
a famine may result from this
What is a drought?
the amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity?
the temperature at which condensation occurs
What is dew point?
DAILY DOUBLE
an air mass has these three similar properties
What are temperature, humidity, and air pressure?
this begins over warm ocean water
What is a hurricane?
Clouds are classified by these two ways
What are shape and altitude?
the instrument used to measure relative humidity
What is a psychrometer?
the kind of weather cirrus clouds bring
What is fair weather?
Air masses move by these three ways
What are the Prevailing Westerlies, jet streams, and fronts?
strong winds and flying debris are associated with this storm
What is a tornado?
warm air is capable of holding more of this than cold air
What is water vapor?
the ability of air to hold water
What is temperature?
What are cooling air and particles?
a swirling center of air that moves upwards
What is a cyclone?
DAILY DOUBLE
During this storm, you want to find shelter from the wind
What is a winter storm?
an embankment along the side of a river to prevent flooding
What is a levee?