Clouds
How are clouds formed?
An air parcel rises into the atmosphere, loses energy, and condenses into a cloud.
If an air parcel is warmer than the surrounding air what will happen?
The air parcel will rise, lose energy, and form a cloud.
What happens when weather fronts combine?
Changes in the weather occur.
What is it called when the sun heats the water, turning it into a gas?
Evaporation
What is the name of one of the biggest cloud types?
Cumulonimbus.
If wind is blowing at and air parcel what will happen?
It will be pushed extra high by the wind.
What is a cold front?
It is when a colder air mass collides with a warm air mass. The warm air is pushed up and forms rain clouds.
What happens after the evaporation goes into the troposphere?
It turns into condensation.
What do you think is the most common cloud in the USA?
The cumulus cloud.
What happens if the wind is blowing away from the air parcel?
The moisture will be blown out of it.
What is a warm front?
It is when a warm air mass collides with a cold air mass and creates clouds.
What does condensation form?
Clouds.
How can you describe an altostratus cloud?
Long puffs of cloud going in straight rows across the sky.
How does the wind move?
From high-pressure to low-pressure areas.
What is an occluded front?
It is when there is a warm front and another cold front comes from the back and forces the warm front upward.
What is it called when there is too much water in the cloud?
It comes out as precipitation.
What causes wind?
The uneven heating from the sun causing air circulate.
What is a stationary front?
It is when a warm and cold front come together and they stay head to head until one of them wins.