Weather Basics
What word refers to the conditions of the atmosphere at a given time and place?
Weather
Which type of heat transfer happens when the sun heats Earth through space?
Radiation
What measure tells what the temperature feels like because of humidity?
Heat Index
Which clouds are high, thin, and wispy?
Cirrus Clouds
What is a word for the "backside"?
Posterior
What do we call the amount of water vapor in the air?
Humidity
What type of heat transfer happens when warm air rises and cool air sinks?
Convection
What percent measure compares how much water vapor is in the air to how much it can hold?
Relative Humidity
Which clouds are white and puffy and can grow very tall?
Cumulus Clouds
What word means care taken beforehand?
Precaution
What term describes clouds that form near Earth’s surface?
Fog
What type of heat transfer happens when the ground heats the air by direct contact?
Conduction
What process changes water vapor into liquid water?
Condensation
Which clouds form low in the sky and spread in layers?
Stratus Clouds
What word means happening after someone’s death?
Posthumous
What is the temperature at which water vapor turns into liquid water?
Dew Point
Which heat transfer uses electromagnetic waves?
Radiation
Which term helps predict when condensation will occur?
Dew Point
Which cloud type often forms because of convection currents?
Cumulus Clouds
What word means the first performance or showing?
Premier
What occurs when water drops or ice crystals become too heavy and fall from clouds?
Precipitation
Which heat transfer method causes cumulus clouds to grow tall?
Convection
High humidity usually makes the heat index feel (higher or lower)?
Higher
What prefix means “rain” and is often used in weather words?
Nimbus