Water in the Atmosphere
The constant cycle of water across the atmosphere
What is the water cycle?
are clouds that form near the ground
What is Fog?
Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface
What is Precipitation?
A huge body of air in the lower atmosphere with similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure.
What is an air mass?
A scientist that studies & predicts the weather.
What is a meterologist?
The measure of the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere.
What is humidity?
Clouds that form in flat layers are
Clouds that look like cotton are called
Clouds that look like feathers are called
A open-ended tube that collects rain
What is a rain gauge?
The boundary where 2 air masses meet
What is a front?
Tools that meteorologists use include....
What are maps, charts, and computers?
The instrument used to measure relative humidity
What is a psychrometer?
DAILY DOUBLE
For water vapor to condense and form clouds, must be present in the atmosphere so that the water has a surface to condense.
What are tiny particles?
The main forms of precipitation
What are rain, sleet, hail, & snow?
Bands of high speed winds about 10km above Earth's Surface
What is a Jet Stream?
Storm Surge
What is a "dome" of water that sweeps across the coast where a hurricane lands?
The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the atmosphere can hold
What is relative humidity?
The temperature where condensation begins
What is the dew point?
An overflow of water in a dry area
What is a flood?
A swirling center of low air pressure
What is a cyclone?
A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down from a thunderstorm to touch Earth's surface
What is a tornado?
Water vapor is added to the air by the water cycle &
What are living things?
Clouds are classified into 3 main groups based on their
What is shape?
Dry weather systems that remain in place for weeks to months at a time.
What causes droughts?
This is a front that has a warm air mass cut off from the surface by 2 cold fronts.
What is a occluded front?
The safest action to take when there is an inclement hurricane in your area
What is evacuating?