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Stack #179225
science; water in the atmosphere
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| movement of water between the atmosphere. | water cycle |
| the process by wich water molecules in liquid water escape into the air as water vapor. | evaporation |
| water vapor is also added to the air by | living things |
| process of breathing (animals) | respiration |
| (sweating) | perspiration |
| (give off vapor thru pores-leaves) | transpiration |
| hole | pore |
| full of holes. | porous |
| is any form of water that falls from a cloud. | precipatation |
| measure of amount of water vapor in the air. | humidity |
| the precentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount of the air compared to the maximum amount the air could hold is called | relative humidity |
| relative humidity is given as a | precentage |
| the amount of water vapor the air can hold depends on its | temperature |
| warm air can hold more than | cold air |
| measures relative humidity. | psychrometer. |
| ______ form when _____ _____ in the air turns into ______ _____ or an ___ _______. | clouds~water vapor~liquid water~ice crystal |
| _____ are ___ water vapor. | Clouds~NOT |
| ______ are _____ ________ | Clouds~water droplets |
| process when molecules of water vapor become liquid. | Condensation |
| cold air holds ____ water vapor than ____ ___ | less~warm air |
| as air _____ the amount of water vapor _________ | cools~decreases |
| temperature at wich condensation begins | dew point |
| clouds are made up of millions of _____ ________ or ___ ________ | water droplets~ice crystals |
| water vapor needs a _____ ________ on wich to condensate | solid surface |
| solids in the air: | dust,salt,smoke (particles) |
| water that condenses from the air onto a cold surface is called ... | dew |
| ice that has been directly deposited onto a cold surface | frost |
| ______ form whenever air is _____ to its ___ _____ and particles are present. | Clouds~cooled~dew point |
| Clouds form when ____ air near the ______ collect _____ and rises,where it cools and water wapor ___________. | warm~ground~vapor~condensates |
| warm air rises in the ...... | convection current |
| dew is not...... | precipatation it does not fall from the sky. |
| frost is not.... | frozen dew. |
| our weather usually comes from the.... | west. |
| is usually the west side. | windward |
| is the dry side of a mountain-usually the eastern side. | leeward |
| place where very little rain falls. | rain shadow |
| deserts form on the _______ side of the mountain. | leeward |
| Meteorologists classify clouds into 3 main types: | cumulus,stratus,cirrus |
| clouds are classified by their.... | altitude |
| each type of cloud is associated with a different type of...... | weather |
| cumulus clouds usually indicate... | fair weather |
| cumulus clouds form at ____above the ground but can grow to_____ | 2km.~18km. |
| means rain | nimbus or nimbo |
| clouds that form in flat layers are called... | stratus clouds |
| blanket,layered,sread out | strato |
| stratus clouds can give you an ________ day. | overcast |
| stratus clouds can be the color of___________ wich will not produce ____. | light gray~rain |
| dark gray stratus clouds will most likely an ___ ___ _____ ____ | all day heavy rain. |
| clouds that will produce rain or snow. | nimbostratus clouds |
| wispy,feathery clouds only form at high altitudes.form at 6km. | cirrus clouds |
| cirrus clouds are mostly made up of...... | ice crystals |
| cirrocumulus clouds, wich look like rows of ______ _____,often indicate that... | coton balls~a storm is on the way |
| alto means | high ex.altocumulus |
| clouds that form at or near the ground is called..... | fog |
| fog often form near the... | ground |
| list the clouds from ground level up. | fog,cumulus,stratus,nimbostratus,cumulonimbus, cirrus. |
| stratus clouds completely cover the ___ most of the time. | sky |
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adriana bibeau
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