States of Matter
Types of Precipitation
Types of Clouds
water cycle
fronts
100

Which state of matter has a definite shape and definite volume?  

Solid

100

What type of precipitation is formed when updrafts in thunderstorms carry raindrops upward into extremely cold areas of the atmosphere. 

hail

100

type of cloud that is white and fluffy

cumulus

100

How does water return to the ground in the water cycle?

Precipitation

100

What air mass is most dense?

Cold Front 

200

When a gas reaches its condensation point it becomes a what?

liquid

200

What type of precipitation is a form of ice crystals. It originates in clouds when temperatures are below the freezing point, when water vapor in the atmosphere condenses directly into ice without going through the liquid stage

Snow

200

Fog is considered this type of cloud

stratus

200

What is the main source of energy for the water cycle?

The sun 

200

What are the two main types of fronts? 

Warm Front and Cold Front 

300

Which state of matter has particles that are the farthest appart? 

Gas

300
Type of precipitations that freezes as it falls from the sky 

Sleet

300

type of thunderstorm cloud 

cumulonimbus

300

How do plants give off water?

Transpiration 

300

How are stationary fronts able to move? 

change in wind direction 

400

Which state of matter has an indefinite shape and an indefinite volume? 

Gas

400

A type of light precipitation which consists of liquid water drops that are smaller than those of rain – generally smaller than 0.5 mm (0.02 in) in diameter.

drizzle

400

type of cloud that is whispy and high alttitude 

cirrus

400

What does Evaporation change water to?

Water Vapor

400

What type of front is when a warm air mass gets caught between two cold air masses. 

Occluded 

500

Which state of matter has particles super close together. 

Solid

500

A type of rain that freezes on impact with the ground or solid objects.

freezing rain

500

Type of coud that is a low-level layer with a fairly uniform grey or white colour. Often the scene of dull, overcast days 

stratus

500

This process is how a gas turns to a liquid to form a cloud. 

Condensation
500

What term is used to explain a weather system that is the boundary separating two different types of air.

weather fronts