Weather. Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
the general condition of the atmosphere | weather |
what is the amount of water vapor in the air | HUMIDITY |
the measure of the amount of water vapor needed for saturation | relative humidity |
the temperature when are is saturated and condensation forms | DEW POINT |
what is a LOW stratus cloud that forms when air is cooled to its dew point? | Fog |
water falling from the sky that may be frozen or liquid | precipitation |
measures wind speed... | ANEMOMETER |
what is the formation of liquid water from water vapor? | condensation |
what are billions of water droplets suspended in the air | CLOUDS! |
...forms layers at low altitudes rain/snow forms when air is cooled to dew point | STRATUS clouds |
...puffy white with flat bases (type of cloud) | Cumulus |
fibrous, or curly; high thin clouds made of ice crystals | cirrus |
associated with rain or snow (type of cloud) | Nimbus |
a cumulus cloud that grows into a thunder storm | cumulonimbus |
water passes through freezing air near the earths surface... | sleet |
pellets of ice inside a cloud | hail |
large bodies of air with properties similar to the part of earth where it forms |
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Rsmith
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