Humidity
Types of Clouds
How Clouds form?
100
It is a measure of the amount of water in the atmosphere.
What is humidity?
100
It is a type of feathery, wispy cloud.
What is a cirrus cloud?
100
It is to have water evaporated into atmosphere.
What is the "first step" to form a cloud?
200
It is measured by a psychrometer
How is humidity measured?
200
It is fluffy large cloud that usually occurs on a sunny day.
What is a cumulus cloud?
200
Condensation begins when the temperature reaches the dew point.
What is the "second step" in forming a cloud?
300
It is the percentage of water vapor that is actually in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a particular temperature.
What is relative humidity?
300
These clouds form in flat layers. You usually see them on rainy days.
What is a stratus cloud?
300
Precipitation happens.
What is the "third step" of step of forming a cloud?
400
It is also defined as the ratio of the partial pressure of water vapor to the saturated pressure of water at a given temperature
What is another way to define relative humidity?
400
This cloud forms near the ground and happens when the ground cools during the night and during the morning, the sun's heat creates this cloud.
What is fog?
500
It is the temperature at which water vapor saturates from an air mass into liquid or solid usually forming rain, snow, frost, or dew
What is dew point?
500
This cloud between 2 and 6 kms and these are considered "middle level clouds."
What is an altocumulus cloud?