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ScienceExamReview24

Vocab words from chapter 24

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Describing a change in temperature of a mass of air that results as it moves over a cold surface Adiabatic
Condensation of water vapor that results from the cooling of warm moist air as it moves across a cold surface Advection fog
Decrease in temperature of a mass of air that results as it moves over a cold surface Advective cooling
Feathery cloud composed of ice crystals that has the highest altitude of any cloud in the sky Cirrus cloud
Thick, billowy cloud that forms above the ____ and below ____ cloud Cumulus cloud
Temperature to which air must be cooled to become saturated Dew point
Ice crystals formed when the dew point is below 0°C and water vapor directly enters the solid state Frost
Thick layer of sheet ice formed when rain freezes as it contacts a surface Glaze ice
Type of precipitation in forms of lumps of ice Hail
Amount of water vapor in the atmosphere Humidity
Energy stored in molecules and is released when water condenses and returns to the liquid state Latent heat
Condensation of water vapor that results from the cooling of air that is in contact with the ground Radiation fog
Ratio of the amount of water vapor in the air to the amount of water vapor the air can hold when saturated Relative humidity
Actual amount of moisture in the air Specific humidity
Condensation of water vapor that results when cool air moves over warm water Steam fog
Cloud with a sheet like or layered form that is the lowest cloud in the sky Stratus clouds
Fog condensation of water vapor that results from the lifting and adiabatic cooling of air rising up a slope of land Upslope fog
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