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7Sci_Ch 3,Sec 1
Understanding Weather - Chapter 3, Section 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How does runoff affect the water cycle? | It carries water from precipitation into oceans |
| What happens when air reaches it's dew point? | Relative humidity is 100% |
| What weather is caused by nimbostratus clouds? | rainy weather |
| How does sleet differ from snow? | It starts as rain then freezes in the air |
| Which describes an altocumulus cloud? | Puffy mid-level cloud |
| How is hail created? | It is sent up into clouds many times |
| What increases air's ability to hold water vapor? | Increase in tempurature |
| What part of the water cycle do clouds form? | In condensation |
| What is a cloud made of? | Water droplets |
| What is a puffy cloud in the middle altitude called? | Altocumulus |
| What cloud may go from a low to high altitude? | Cumulonimbus |
| What cloud is layered and made of ice crystals? | Cirrostratus |
| What clouds are puffy and white and indicate fair weather? | Cumulus |
| When people use coasters for glasses, the coaster prevents what from damaging a table | Condensation |
| Fog is a type of | Cloud |
| A psychrometer measures | Relative humidity |
| The most common precipitation is | Rain |
| Precipitation that is made of balls of ice is called | Hail |
| Precipitation that freezes as it falls is | Sleet |
| Water vapor that changes to a solid is | snow |
| What atmospheric conditions would most likely produce an ice storm? | Temperature in the clouds would be above freezing. |
| Why does fog disappear during the day? | rising temperatures cause this |
| Amount of water vapor in the air | Humidity |
| The process in which liquids turn into vapor | Evaperation |
| Area of high pressure where air moves apart and sinks | Anticyclone |
| The temperature at which air must cool to be saturated | Dew point |
| Process when water vapor turns to liquid | condensation |
| What measuring tool has two thermometers | Psychrometer |
| Amount of moisture in the air | Humidity |
| Percentage that shows how much water vapor is in the air | Relative humidity |
| Moisture in the air | Water vapor |
| The temperature at which air is saturated | Dew point |
| A cloud that forms near the ground | fog |
| A cloud that brings a thunderstorm | Cumulonimbus |
| A puffy white cloud with a flat bottom | Cumulus |
| Clouds that cover a large area | Stratus |
| What type of environment not likely to form? | The area must have the relative humidity of 100% |
| How much moisture can air hold at 20 degrees Celcius? | 18 g/m |