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Ch. 2 Vocabulary

Weather Vocabulary

QuestionAnswer
Evaporation The process by which a liquid changes into a gas.
Dew Point The temperature at which air with a given amount of water vapor will reach saturation.
Cirrus These types of clouds appear feathery or wispy.
Acid Rain Rain that has become more acidic than normal due to pollution.
Condensation The process by which a gas changes into a liquid.
Hail Layered lumps or balls of ice that fall from cumulonimbus clouds.
Air Pressure The force of air molecules pushing on an area.
Coriolis Effect The influence of Earth's rotation on objects that move over Earth.
Stratus These types of clouds form in flat layers.
Sleet Small pellets of ice that form when rain passes before hitting the ground.
Cumulus Clouds that can grow to be very tall.
Weather The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.
Saturation A condition of the atmosphere in which the rates of evaporation and condensation are equal.
Relative Humidity The comparison of the amount of water vapor in air with the maximum amount of water vapor that can be present in air at that temperature.
Humidity The amount of water vapor in the air
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