Weather vocabulary
The state of the atmosphere at a certain time and place.
What is the weather?
Meteorologist classify clouds based on not only shape but _________.
What is height/level?
Fog is known as this type of cloud that has settled at the surface of the earth.
What is a stratus cloud?
The most common form of precipitation.
What is rain?
A lack of this is the major cause of a drought.
What is rain/precipitation?
The year-round weather typical of a certain place.
What is climate?
This cloud is known for its puffy cotton-like appearance that forms in the morning and on humid days.
What are cumulus clouds?
This radiation fog extends no more than 6ft above the ground.
What is a shallow fog?
What are snowflakes?
This drought is not based on the physical water shortage but the effect on people.
What is a socioeconomic drought?
The study of weather and of the atmospheric conditions that produce weather.
What is meteorology?
This cloud often forms a flat, gray layer of heavy clouds not far above the ground.
What is a stratus cloud?
This fog develops when winds heated by warm ocean waters travel over cool ocean waters.
What is sea fog?
Supercooled raindrops that turn to ice.
What is freezing rain?
This drought is defined by comparing an area's current precipitation with its typical precipitation.
What is a meteorological drought?
The gaseous form of water.
What is water vapor?
This common type of high-level cloud has thin streamers that look like feathers or hair.
What is a cirrus cloud?
This unhealthy fog develops from complex molecules released into the air by cars, trucks, buses, and factories.
What is photochemical smog?
A brief but intense snowfall.
What is a snow squall?
This drought occurs when a drought affects an area's groundwater such as streams, lakes, and rivers.
What is a hydrological drought?
Water vapor losing enough energy to return to a liquid state and is responsible for dew, clouds, and fog.
What is condensation?
This cloud sometimes forms a thin translucent halo or ring around the moon.
What is a cirrostratus cloud?
This fog is often found along the slopes of mountains and can cover a large area for several days.
What is upslope fog?
The movement of water from the earth's surface, into the air, and back to the surface.
What is the water cycle?
This drought occurs when precipitation cannot supply enough moisture to support an area's crops.
What is an agricultural drought?