Clouds
Lens-shaped clouds that often form near mountains are called this.
Lenticular
What do meteorologists call an extended period of heavy snow and high wind?
Blizzard
What is the boundary between two air masses of different temperatures called?
Front
What is the name for a brief but intense snowfall?
Snow Squall
What is the general term for fog that forms when air near the ground cools rapidly on a clear night?
Cumulus
This precipitation has layers of glaze and rime
Hail
Stationary
What type of fog occur when wind heated by warm ocean water blows over cool ocean water?
Sea Fog
The name for mid-level clouds that have a puffy appearance and often appear as rows
The scientific term for a gas becoming a liquid
Condensation
What type of air mass is cold and dry?
Continental Polar
What is the process whereby plants release water into the atmosphere from their leaves?
Transpiration
The state of the atmosphere at a certain time and place is called this.
Weather
What is the least common type of high-level cloud?
Cirrocumulus
What type of precipitation consists of drops of liquid water smaller than raindrops?
Drizzle
What is the term for a cold front that overtakes a warm front?
Occluded front
What is the name for water vapor whose temperature has dropped below the freezing point?
Supercooled
Upslope Fog
What process is responsible for cloud formation?
Adiabatic cooling
When an area is receiving less precipitation than normal, it is undergoing what type of drought?
Meteorological
With what type of front does a frontal cyclone usually begin with?
Stationary Front
Through what process does frost form?
Deposition
When evaporation and condensation are occurring at the same rate, the air is said to be this.
Saturated