Clouds
What are clouds made of?
Water droplets or Ice particles
The symbol for a cold front is a curved line with this shape on it
What is triangle
As part of the water cycle, water in lakes and rivers changes to water vapor through what process?
What is evaporation
In which direction do weather systems move across the United States?
West to East
when the water droplets in a cloud combine, become too heavy, and fall to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, we are experiencing
What is a precipitation
What weather condition will occur if a low pressure tropical storm forms over water?
What is hurricanes
True or false: When air is warmed by the ground the warm air becomes less dense and is pushed upward.
What is true
Water falling to the Earth in the form of spheres of ice is called...
Hail
After air in a region rises consistently over the day, the air pressure will go....
Down
when air near the ground is cooled to its dew point, it forms a stratus cloud called?
What is FOG
What is the scale used to measure the strength of tornadoes?
Enhanced Fujita Scale
the prefix nimbo means this.
What is precipitation
a warm air mass and a cold air mass push toward each other but neither move in this type of front
What is a stationary front
The temperature at which water vapor turns into liquid is called...
Dew Point
What direction does the continental polar air move across Iowa?
From the North to the South