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Water Cycle
Influences
Clouds
Atmospheric Movement
Data & Climate
100
The change from water to water vapor
What is evaporation?
100
The state of the atmosphere at a certain time and place
What is weather
100
These clouds bring fair weather and look like cotton
What is cumulus
100
A large body of air that has the same temperature and level of humidity throughout
What is air mass
100
The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
What is climate
200
This happens when you leave a cold drink out on a hot day
What is condensation
200
The amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity
200
These clouds are low and gray, and they usually bring rain
What is stratus
200
When two air masses meet meet, this will form
What is a front
200
If a barometer measures 28 or 29...This type of weather will occur
What is rainy
300
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are examples of this
What is precipitation
300
This type of air can hold more water vapor
What is warmer
300
These clouds are high, wispy, and feathery.
What is cirrus
300
When hot and cold meet and the front does not move, this type of front occurs
What is stationary
300
This type of breeze occurs when cool air moves from the beach towards the ocean during the night
What is land
400
Clouds are formed by this
What is water vapors
400
This type of weather is caused by differences in air pressure
What is wind
400
These clouds are dark and bring heavy rain and lightning
What is cumulonimbus
400
Cold fronts bring this type of weather
What is stormy
400
When warm, moist air reaches a mountain range, it is forced upward, cools rapidly, and drops its moistue as rain and snow over the mountains
What is the rain shadow effect
500
This causes the water on earth to evaporate and rise
What is the sun
500
The weight of the air in an area
What is air pressure
500
A collection of millions of tiny water droplets or ice crystals
What is a cloud
500
This front forms when a warm air mass is caught between two cold air masses
What is occluded
500
This type of weather is born off the coast of Africa
What is hurricanes