Dr. Joanne Simpson
Became fascinated with the clouds as a....
kid!
All clouds have:
water vapor
Cooling air parcels cause... (2 things)
clouds to form and rain to fall
Water starts out as a _________. (solid, liquid, gas)
liquid
Dr. Joanne Simpson earned her PhD in...
Meterology.
An air parcel is...
an amount of air that moves as a unit
If you add energy to an air parcel, the temperature will...
increase
evaporate
Dr. Simpson was told to learn about clouds because....
Think sexism in the 1940s.
it was considered an "unimportant subject".
Clouds form when water vapor meets _________ surrounding air.
cooler
If you take energy OUT of an air parcel, the temperature will....
decrease
Evaporated water in the air is called ______ ________.
water vapor
In the 1940s, it was bleieved that woman could never be....
A serious scientist.
If it's cold enough, water droplets can freeze and form _________________
ice crystals
The more energy an air parcel loses, the __________ rain.
more
When water vapor cools and turns into water droplets, this is called:
condensation
Joanne Simpson photograph and collected ______________ and _____________ about all kinds of clouds.
observations, evidence
The hot tower clouds are called:
Cumulonimbus clouds
Water takes up ______% of the Earth's surface.
70
When water condenses in the troposphere, it turns into a ________. When the condenses enough, it begins to __________.
cloud, rain