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Science MS Weather
Science: Chapter 16: MS Weather
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| thin, wispy cloud that forms from ice crystals high in the troposphere | Cirrus cloud |
| white puffy cloud that grows vertically because it forms in a convection | Cumulus cloud |
| temperature at which water vspor condenses out of the air | dew point |
| cloud that forms on the ground | fog |
| precipitation that falls as rain but freezes on contact with cold aurfaces near the ground,forming a glaze of ice | freezing rain |
| precipitation that falls as balls of ice and forms when strong updrafts carry rain high into the troposhphere, where it freezes | hail |
| amount of water vapor in the air | humidity |