Clouds
Misc.
Air
Water Cycle
Wind
Precipitation
100
Type of low-lying cloud making it difficult to see
Fog
100
I am something that can change day to day outside.
Weather
100
This is how much water vapor the air is capable of holding at one time
Relative Humidity
100
What stages does water (H20) go through from evaporation to condensation?
LIQUID (H20) --> GAS (WATER VAPOR) --> LIQUID (H20)
100
This is caused by a difference in air pressure
Wnd
100
Small iced balls raining down creating damage
Hail
200
This Cloud tells you a thunderstorm is on its way.
Cumulonimbus
200
What is the name of the cycle that recycles water to the earth?
Water cycle
200
Air pressure decreases as altitude ___________.
Increases
200
What happens after a water droplet moves all the way through the cycle?
THE WATER DROPLET CONTINUES IN THE CYCLE FOREVER
200
Wind speed is measured with this....
Anemometer
200
This can be rain, snow or ice
Precipitation
300
Clouds form when water vapor in the air becomes.........
Liquid or ice
300
This climate is always cold and there is a type of bear named after it.
Polar
300
Hazardous weather is more likely to occur when two air masses meet that are ______________?
Different
300
This forms clouds
Condensation
300
Near the poles, cold air sinks creating an area of
High pressure
300
When electricity builds up in the clouds and then discharges on the ground.
Lightning
400
Puffy clouds found at a medium to low height.
Cumulus
400
The 5 main parts of the water cycle are
Precipitation
Condensation
Evaporation
Transpiration
Runoff
400
Hot air __________ Cold air _________
Rises, Sinks
400
When it rains over land what happens to that rain?
BECOMES RUNOFF, GROUNDWATER AND EVAPORATES THROUGH TRANSPIRATION
400
Near the equator warm air rises creating an area of ?
Low pressure
400
Snow that begins to melt as it reaches the ground, but doesn't melt completely
Sleet
500
Whispy white clouds at high altitudes
Cirrus
500
What 3 things determine weather?
Heat in the air
Air pressure
Moisture in the air
500
This affects the movement of air as hot air rises and cold air falls.....
Convection
500
Once the warm gas hits the cooler air it changes back into a liquid and forms a cloud. This process is called ___________________.
CONDENSATION
500
What causes most differences in air pressure?
Differences in temperature
500
When water moves from the clouds to the ocean ________________ is occurring.
Precipitation