Clouds
Weather Facts
air pressure
temperature
Relative Humidity
100
What are clouds made of?
What are water droplets or ice crystals that sit on dust particles in the atmosphere
100
current atmospheric conditions in the troposphere
What is weather
100
The kind of weather a low pressure system brings
What is cloudy and wet (rainy)
100
used to measure temperature
thermometer
100
humidity measures the amount of this in the air
What is water vapor
200
Name 3 types of clouds
What is cumulus, stratus and cirrus
200
When clouds become saturated this happens
What is precipitation
200
the kind of weather a high pressure system brings
What is sunny, clear skies
200
a thermometer measures this
What is movement of in air or liquid
200
This cylinder represents 50% relative humidity
What is cylinder 3
300
What type of cloud is wispy and feathery
What is cirrus
300
Two ways clouds affect climate
What is...
1. keeps temps cool during the day
2. keeps temperatures warm at night
300
In this air pressure system clouds form because warm air moves up, then condenses to form clouds
What is a low pressure system
300
This is why temperatures vary around the world
What is the sun heats up the Earth unevenly
300
Air with a relative humidity of 100% is said to be
What is saturated
400
what type of cloud appears as a blanket covering the sky?
What is Stratus
400
the force molecules in the atmosphere exert on a surface
What is air pressure
400
the type of winds that form in a low pressure system
(Hint: they blow inward towards the center)
What are converging winds
400
angle of insolation is _____at the equator
What is high
400
This is the temperature of air when water vapor cools and condenses
What is dew point temperature
500
clouds form when this kind of air rises, expands and then cools and condenses.
What is warm air
500
Someone who is trained to predict the weather is called a
What is a meteorologist
500
the type of winds that form in a high pressure system
(Hint: they blow down and outwards)
What are diverging
500
angle of insolation is ______at the poles (North & South)
What is low
500
Which cylinder represents 75% relative humidity?
What is Cylinder 2