CLOUDS
Name two clouds that start with a C.
A. Cyrus and Contrail
B. Cirrus and Cumulus
C. Conbume and comlink
B. Cirrus and Cumulus
What is a front?
The place where two air masses of different temperatures meet one another.
What are the major processes of the Water Cycle?
Evaporation, Condensation, and Precipitation.
Describe stratus clouds
Stratus clouds are smooth, grey clouds that cover thw whole sky. They block out the sunlight.
How do clouds form?
Condensed droplets of water clump together around tiny dust particles forming clouds.
what cloud bring fair weather?
Cumulus – known as fair-weather clouds because they usually indicate fair, dry conditions.
What does warm front weather bring?
Brings warm weather typically less violent than cold fronts, more likely to produce light rain.
What does Evaporation change water to?
Water Vapor
Describe cirrus clouds.
feather clouds
Precipitation falls back to the earth in what forms?
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail.
Why do clouds float?
A cloud is made up of liquid water droplets. A cloud forms when air is heated by the sun. As it rises, it slowly cools it reaches the saturation point and water condenses, forming a cloud. As long as the cloud and the air that its made of is warmer than the outside air around it, it floats!
What does cold front weather bring?
Brings cooler weather, clearing skies, and a sharp change in wind direction tend to be associated with the most violent weather.
True or False. The rates of evaporation and precipitation are the same and balanced.
True.
what are High-level clouds
cirrus, cirrocumulus, cirrostratus
True or False. All Earth's oceans are connected to form a single world ocean?
True
They are highest clouds in the sky. They look curly, white and feathery. Usually mean good weather.
Cirrus
What type of front brings about thunder and tornadoes?
Cold front
What percentage of the Earth's water is fresh water?
3%
what are low level clouds
cumulus, stratus, stratocumulus)
When is the Summer Solstice?
June 21st- The longest day of the year.
Low clouds (like fog), that are thick, cover the sky, and block the sun. Usually bring continuous precipitation (rain or snow).
stratus
When warm air gets trapped between 2 cold air masses, this is called a...
Occluded front
Where is most fresh water located: underground water OR River and Lake water?
Underground water
what are Middle clouds level
altocumulus, nimbostratus, altostratus
When is the winter solstice?
December 21st- the shortest day of the year.