The Water Cycle
The process of the water cycle that forms clouds
What is condensation?
Pressure moves from
High to low
Gray clouds that cover the lower part of the sky; rain or snow falls from them
What are stratus clouds?
What tool measures wind speed?
A anometer
Measures how much water there is in the air
Humidity
This powers or starts the water cycle
What is the sun?
White, puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton; they are known as fair-weather clouds
Cumulus
What is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time.
Weather
The Unit in Canada for wind speed
Km/h
rain, sleet, snow, and hail are examples of...
What is precipitation.
Hot air rising and cold air dropping is called
Convection
Thin, feathery clouds that appear high in the sky; they are a sign that rain or snow is on the way
Cirrus
P.O.P. means
Percentage of Precipiatation
What is evaporation, condensation, precipatation?
The metal feels hotter than the rubber because of
Conduction
Cloud that forms at the earth’s surface
Fog
This is what air does when it is heated
Feels like takes into account these three things
Temperature, wind, humidity
Water under the ground is called
Ground Water
Pressure is caused by
Air (or water) pushing
Tall, dark clouds that mean thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong winds
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
What would increase air’s ability to hold more water vapor or increase the humidity?
An increase in temperature
Other than P.O.P this is the only other percentage on our weather forecast.
Humidity