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The Water Cycle
Weather Vocabulary
Types of Weather
Fronts
Clutter
100
the process by which liquid water changes into water again
What is evaporation?
100
the amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity?
100
an electric charge that takes place between two oppositely charged surfaces
What is lightning?
100
two or more air masses meet at this
What is a front?
100
most common form of precipitation
What is rain?
200
water that flows over land and into rivers, streams, and eventually the ocean.
What is runoff?
200
the ratio of the amount of water vapor in the air to the amount of water vapor need to reach saturation
What is relative humidity?
200
an area in the atmosphere that has lower pressure than the surrounding areas, with winds that spiral toward the center
What is a cyclone?
200
cold air moves under warm air
What is a cold front?
200
Miss Ahmad's favorite colors
What are pink and navy blue?
300
rain, snow, sleet or hail that falls from clouds to Earth's surface.
What is precipitation?
300
at constant pressure and water vapor content, the temperature at which rate of condensation equals the rate of evaporation
What is dew point?
300
the sound caused by the rapid expansion of air along an electrical strike.
What is thunder?
300
warm air moves over cold denser air
What is a warm front?
300
a rise in sea level during a storm that causes damage
What is a storm surge?
400
process by which water vapor changes from a gas to a liquid. Clouds form by this process.
What is condensation?
400
scientist that studies weather.
What is a meteorologist?
400
a rotating column of air that has very high wind speeds and that may be visible as a funnel shaped cloud.
What is a tornado?
400
warm air caught between two colder air masses
What is an occluded front?
400
an area of high pressure
What is an anticyclone?
500
the main source of energy for the water cycle
What is the sun?
500
short term state of the atmosphere
What is weather?
500
changes in weather are caused by this.
What is air masses?
500
cold air mass and a warm air mass move toward each other
What is a stationary front?
500
last name, first name, subject, period, and date
What is the proper heading?