Clouds
Which cloud is shaped like puffy cotton balls?
Cumulus
Hydro-logic Cycle is another term for what?
Water Cycle
Which layer do we breath from?
troposphere
When a wind blows 10 or 20 miles per hour we call that?
a breeze
When hot air becomes less dense this is a ______ - ____________ air system.
low pressure
Stratus
What takes a journey as it ___________ from the land to the sky and back again.
circulates
stratosphere
How many miles per hour does a gale reach?
40-50 miles per hour
When weather patterns remain constant in certain areas of the world we call this ___________
climate
Which Cloud is thin, hair like wisps?
Cirrus
The Sun's heat provides energy to ____________ the water.
evaporates
Which layer does all the weather take place in?
troposphere
a hurricane
What effects regions during a specific time and place?
weather
Which cloud gives a warning to an impending thunderstorm?
Stratus
When plants lose water to the air we call this what?
Transpiration
Which layer is 30-50 miles above Earth?
mesosphere
When wind patterns continue their movements almost all the time and in the same general direction this is called?
prevailing winds
high pressure
What is the ONLY unnatural could formation?
Contrail
What is triggered when clouds meet cool air over land?
Precipitation
Which layer is 50 miles above the Earth? and how hot can this layer get?
ionosphere, 2,200*F
Prevailing winds are also known as ____________ winds?
trade
When cold air mass wedges in under a warm air mass the boundary between them is called?
cold front