Clouds
Misc.
Air
Facts
Precipitation
100

Type of low-lying cloud making it difficult to see

Fog

100

I am something that can change day to day outside. 

                       

Weather

100

This is how much water vapor the air is capable of holding at one time

Relative Humidity

100

When compiling weather data to establish a record of seasonal climate, which type of information will be most important to collect?

daily temperature ranges and precipitation amounts

100

Small iced balls raining down creating damage

Hail

200

Which type of weather is usually associated with a cumulus cloud?

Fair; less than 3/8 cloud cover, with no precipitation and no extremes of visibility, temperature or winds. 

200

What is the name of the cycle that recycles water to the earth?

Water cycle

200

Air pressure decreases as altitude ___________.

Increases

200

Which process allows green plants to control the amount of water stored in their leaves?  

transpiration

200

This can be rain, snow or ice

Precipitation

300

Clouds form when water vapor in the air becomes.........

Liquid or ice

300

If you see clouds and the pressure is low, it will most likely...

Rain

300

Hazardous weather is more likely to occur when two air masses meet that are ______________?

Different

300

This forms clouds

Condensation

300

When electricity builds up in the clouds and then discharges on the ground.

Lightning

400

Puffy clouds found at a medium to low height.

Cumulus

400

A high-pressure system will move into the area tomorrow. Which weather will MOST LIKELY occur?

Sunny and clear!

400

Hot air __________ Cold air _________

Rises, Sinks

400

When it rains over land what happens to that rain?

BECOMES RUNOFF, GROUNDWATER AND EVAPORATES THROUGH TRANSPIRATION

400

Snow that begins to melt as it reaches the ground, but doesn't melt completely

Sleet

500

Whispy white clouds at high altitudes

Cirrus

500

Billy states the weather is the same as the climate.

True or False

False! Weather the condition of the day, while climate is the condition of the area over time.

500

This affects the movement of air as hot air rises and cold air falls.....

Convection

500

Most of the water absorbed by the roots of a plant—as much as 99.5 percent—is not used for growth or metabolism; it is excess water, and it leaves the plant through...

transpiration

500

When water moves from the clouds to the ocean ________________ is occurring.

Precipitation

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