Water Cycle
when water vapor in the air gets cold and changes into a liquid; the water collects in the clouds
What is Condensation
cold air pushes under warm air; clouds form and causes dangerous weather
What is cold fronts
Created by lightning
What is thunder
dark towering heavy rain, can cause thunder storms
What is cumulonimbus
Coldest layer and burns up meteoroids
What is Mesosphere
the process of evaporation from the leaves
What is Transpiration
caused when cooler air from the high-pressure area sinks toward the earth
What is wind
huge storm; very destructive; gather heat and energy through contact with warm ocean waters
What is hurricane
thin feather like change is coming
What is Cirrus
Made up of the ionosphere and exosphere. It is very hot and can reach 3,600 degrees
What is Thermosphere
when water vapor cools and becomes liquid water.
What is condensation
warm and cold air push against one another
What is Stationary Fronts
Day-to- day, unpredictable, 24 hours
What is Weather
puffy, feather like, high
What is Cirrocumulus
The Atmosphere is divided into ____ layers
What is 5
when water falls back to the earth precipitation. It may fall back in the oceans, lakes, rivers or it may soak up on land as "ground water"
What is Collection
As the air near the surface of the earth becomes warmer, the air particles move father apart. The air becomes lighter and rises
What is Low Pressure
associated with cumulonimbus cloud, heavy rain, thunder, and possible hail
What is a Thunderstorm
thick blocks sun steady precipitation
What is Nimbostratus
Clouds, airplanes and 75% of the gases
What is Troposphere
When the sun heats the water in rivers, lakes, or ocean and turns into vapor steam
What is evaporation
Cold air is heavier than warm air. Its air particles are packed closer and push down harder
What is high pressure
long term, predictable, 30 years
What is climate
means cloud in Latin
What is Nimbus
ozone layer, and weather balloons; absorbs sun's ultraviolet radiation
What is Stratosphere