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7.1 hw: Greene
Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| atmosphere conditions along with short term changes of a certain place at a certain time | weather |
| pressure that a column of air exerts on the air, or surface | air pressure |
| amount of water vapor in the air | humidity |
| amount of water vapor present in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor the air could contain at the temperrature | relative humidity |
| temperature at which air is fully saturated because of decreasing temperature while holding the amount of moisture constant | dew point |
| water in liquid or solid form that falls from the atmosphere | precipitation |
| series of natural process in which water continually moves along oceans land and the atmosphere | water cycle |
| temperature and rainfall are just two variables the describe... | weather |
| flat white and layered | stratus cloud |
| fluffy heaped or piled up | cumulus clouds |
| wispy | cirrus clouds |
| air moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure | wind |
| when the temperature decreases the air can hold less... | moisture |
| when the humidity is high there is more... in the air | water vapor |
| when you hear the term... during a weather forecast , the meteorologist is referring to air pressure | barometric pressure |
| the measure of average kinetic energy of molecules in the air is ... | air temperature |
| relative humidity is measured using a ... | psychrometer |
| clouds and water droplets suspended in the ... | atmosphere |
| clouds produce ... | precipitation |
| a cloud near earths surface is called... | fog |
| clouds can have different shapes and ... | mass |
| how fast can weather change | about a 5 minuties |