Precipitation
Clouds
The water cycle is continuous, but it is powered by energy from __________
The Sun
What type of temperature produces more severe rain?
Hotter
The freezing temperature of Water
0°C (32°F)
what type of rain do we experience in Kailua?
Orographic
Name three types of precipitation
Rain, Snow, Sleet, Hail
The process in which water turns from a liquid to a gas
Evapopration
How does water vapor correlate to severity of the storm?
More water vapor, more severe storm
The name of the scientist that is known for bringing clouds into scientific study.
Dr. Simpson
Energy transfers ____ of the parcel. (direction)
Out
The type of rain where moist air is forced into a landform, causing it to rise and produce rain
Orographic rain
The process in which liquid water falls to the ground as rain
The more energy transfer, the bigger the storm
Why does warm air rise?
It is less dense than the surrounding colder air
The scientist known for studying clouds, called cumulonimbus clouds what before they had their official name?
hot towers!
When a cold air parcel collides with a warm air parcel we get this type of precipitation
frontal
The process when water vapor turns back into liquid water
condensation
How does wind affect the storm in a situation where there's no difference in pressure?
Wind doesn't affect the storm.
The type of scientist that uses historical data to reconstruct weather conditions
forensic meteorologist
Temperature is the most important factor in________ formation.
sleet
What two factors determine precipitation type?
Temperature and wind
The phase change from solid to gas, like snow turning directly into water vapor without becoming a liquid
sublimation
What would be the "perfect storm" of conditions, 3, to create a severe storm based on what we learned?
high wind
high temperature
high water vapor
What direction does wind move?
Always from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
___________ forms when high winds blow raindrops upward into colder parts of the troposphere, where they freeze solid.
Hail