science; water in the atmosphere
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| movement of water between the atmosphere. | water cycle
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| the process by wich water molecules in liquid water escape into the air as water vapor. | evaporation
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| water vapor is also added to the air by | living things
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| process of breathing (animals) | respiration
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| (sweating) | perspiration
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| (give off vapor thru pores-leaves) | transpiration
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| hole | pore
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| full of holes. | porous
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| is any form of water that falls from a cloud. | precipatation
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| measure of amount of water vapor in the air. | humidity
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| the precentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount of the air compared to the maximum amount the air could hold is called | relative humidity
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| relative humidity is given as a | precentage
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| the amount of water vapor the air can hold depends on its | temperature
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| warm air can hold more than | cold air
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| measures relative humidity. | psychrometer.
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| ______ form when _____ _____ in the air turns into ______ _____ or an ___ _______. | clouds~water vapor~liquid water~ice crystal
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| _____ are ___ water vapor. | Clouds~NOT
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| ______ are _____ ________ | Clouds~water droplets
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| process when molecules of water vapor become liquid. | Condensation
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| cold air holds ____ water vapor than ____ ___ | less~warm air
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| as air _____ the amount of water vapor _________ | cools~decreases
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| temperature at wich condensation begins | dew point
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| clouds are made up of millions of _____ ________ or ___ ________ | water droplets~ice crystals
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| water vapor needs a _____ ________ on wich to condensate | solid surface
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| solids in the air: | dust,salt,smoke (particles)
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| water that condenses from the air onto a cold surface is called ... | dew
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| ice that has been directly deposited onto a cold surface | frost
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| ______ form whenever air is _____ to its ___ _____ and particles are present. | Clouds~cooled~dew point
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| Clouds form when ____ air near the ______ collect _____ and rises,where it cools and water wapor ___________. | warm~ground~vapor~condensates
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| warm air rises in the ...... | convection current
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| dew is not...... | precipatation it does not fall from the sky.
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| frost is not.... | frozen dew.
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| our weather usually comes from the.... | west.
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| is usually the west side. | windward
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| is the dry side of a mountain-usually the eastern side. | leeward
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| place where very little rain falls. | rain shadow
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| deserts form on the _______ side of the mountain. | leeward
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| Meteorologists classify clouds into 3 main types: | cumulus,stratus,cirrus
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| clouds are classified by their.... | altitude
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| each type of cloud is associated with a different type of...... | weather
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| cumulus clouds usually indicate... | fair weather
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| cumulus clouds form at ____above the ground but can grow to_____ | 2km.~18km.
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| means rain | nimbus or nimbo
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| clouds that form in flat layers are called... | stratus clouds
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| blanket,layered,sread out | strato
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| stratus clouds can give you an ________ day. | overcast
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| stratus clouds can be the color of___________ wich will not produce ____. | light gray~rain
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| dark gray stratus clouds will most likely an ___ ___ _____ ____ | all day heavy rain.
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| clouds that will produce rain or snow. | nimbostratus clouds
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| wispy,feathery clouds only form at high altitudes.form at 6km. | cirrus clouds
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| cirrus clouds are mostly made up of...... | ice crystals
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| cirrocumulus clouds, wich look like rows of ______ _____,often indicate that... | coton balls~a storm is on the way
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| alto means | high ex.altocumulus
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| clouds that form at or near the ground is called..... | fog
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| fog often form near the... | ground
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| list the clouds from ground level up. | fog,cumulus,stratus,nimbostratus,cumulonimbus, cirrus.
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| stratus clouds completely cover the ___ most of the time. | sky
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