Vocab
A group of air traveling together
Air Parcel
This happens if water molecules saturate a rain cloud
Rain or some other type of precipitation
Rain ( or sleet snow or hail) is a type of this
Precipitation
To stay the same or almost the same
stable
Water in a gaseous state
Water vapor
This has to be present for a cloud to rain
Water vapor
This happens when energy is given to liquid water ( by heat) and it turns into a gas
evaporation
to change a lot
fluctuate
Troposphere
The part of the atmosphere closest to Earth where weather occurs
This happens when water vapor begins to cool or loose energy and it the molecules of it get closer together
Condensation
Source
This falls from clouds when water vapor condenses.
It can be in the form of rain, snow, sleet or hail
Precipitation
The mixture of gases that surround a planet
Atmosphere