Water Cycle
What process of the water cycle forms clouds?
condensation.
What is it called where two air masses meet?
Front.
amount of water vapor in the air
humidity
warm air_____ while cold air _____.
rises(goes up), sinks(goes down)
The Earth's rotation causing wind to curve is called the?
What is Coriolis Effect
how does the water vapor in the air get into the air?
the sun heats it up
the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time
weather
have the same temperature and humidity
air mass
Locations near the _____ are warmer than locations near the _____.
equator, poles
Why are the locations near the poles colder than those near the equator?
The poles get less direct sunlight, the sunlight is more spread out, not as much heat coming from the sun
rain, sleet, snow, and hail are examples of?
Precipitation.
A measure of how hot or cold something is.
temperature
any solid or liquid falling from the sky(atmosphere)
precipitation
High to Low pressure
What conditions do you need to make a storm?
high humidity , high low level temp, low high level temp
This cloud is large, dark and high in the sky. It is associated with bad weather such as thunderstorms.
What is cumulonimbus.
a large body of air with similar temperature, humidity and air pressure that forms over land or water.
Air mass
movement in a gas or liquid in which the warmer parts move up and the cooler parts move down
convection
Air temperature usually gets _____ the higher up you go.
colder
What are the four(4) conditions when talking about weather.
temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind
when liquid water goes to water vapor, this is called___.
evaporation.
Differences in air pressure would cause what?
Wind.
name of the cloud that is known as a "storm cloud"?
Cumulonimbus
As air molecules heat up they get ____ apart and as they get cooled down they get ____ together.
further, closer
Why does hail eventually fall out of a cloud?
ice(hail) in cloud gets too heavy and gravity becomes too strong for rising air