Wind and Air Masses
Water Cycle
Types of clouds
Air Masses, Fronts and Climates
100
what the conditions are like outside at any given place and time
What is weather
100
The process in water vapor cools to form clouds
What is condensation
100
a cloud at ground level
What is fog
100
the average weather pattern of a region
What is climate
200

The movement of water between the Earth's surface and atmosphere

What is the Water Cycle

200
Evaporation with plants. Helps plants control their amount of water storage.
What is transpiration
200
any form of water particles that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground
What is precipitation
200
A type of pressure system that brings clear, sunny weather
What is a high pressure system
300
The type of winds that move air masses across the United States
What are prevailing westerlies
300
Hail, sleet, rain, and snow are all types of...
What is precipitation
300
a type of cloud that forms in blanketlike layers
What are stratus clouds
300
A place where two air masses meet
What is a front
400
this instrument measures air pressure
What is barometer
400

The process in which water heats up and is turned into water vapor. First step of the water cycle.

What is evaporation

400
these clouds are puffy and appear to rise up from a flat bottom
What are cumulus clouds
400
when cold air moves in under a warm air mass
What is a cold front
500
This causes cold weather when it dips below the state of NC
What is the jet stream
500
The amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity
500
this type of cloud forms at a very high altitude out of ice crystals and have a wispy, featherlike shape
What are cirrus clouds
500
when warm air moves in over a cold air mass and brings in cloudy, rainy weather
What is a warm front
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