Clouds
Water in the Atmosphere
Precipitation
Weather Maps
Air Masses and Land Types
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A cloud that is low and dark that brings storms and rain.
What is a Stratus Cloud
100
When water goes up into the sky, usually by the sun.
What is evaporation.
100
Any form of water that falls from the sky and hots the Earth's surface.
What is precipitation.
100
The box near the map telling you what each symbol means.
What is a key.
100
Wet and Warm air mass.
What is tropics
200
A cloud that is very high up and made up of ice particles
What is a Cirrus Cloud
200
When gas turns into a liquid
What is Condensation.
200
When the temperature is cold enough that it turns rain drops into tiny balls of ice.
What is hail.
200
A movement of cold air moving in one direction.
What is cold front.
200
Warm and dry air mass
What is desert
300
A puffy cloud that usually bring sunny days
What is a cumulus cloud
300
When water falls onto a surface, in nature usually known as rain.
What is precipitation.
300
When the temperature gets below 32 degrees and freezes the water falling from the sky.
What is snow.
300
The movement of warm air moving in one direction.
What is warm front.
300
Moves around the continent through jet streams and fronts.
What is air masses.
400
The biggest cloud formation that brings big storms like rain, thunderstorms and more.
What is a cumulonimbus cloud.
400
The cycle of water being evaporating, condensing and then precipitating again to allow plant life to grow.
What is the water cycle.
400
When water falls at below 0 degrees and turn into solid particles of ice.
What is sleet.
400
The circle with an H in it.
What is high pressure.
400
A cold and wet air mass
What is maritime polar.
500
The lowest hanging clouds that form on or near the ground.
What is fog.
500
The measure of the amount of water vapor in the air.
What is humidity.
500
When rain drops hit earth as a liquid but freeze when the touch ground.
What is freezing rain.
500
The circle with a L in it.
What is low pressure.
500
A dry and cold air mass.
What is continental polar.