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Flora - Atmosphere

Chpt. 18 Moisture, Clouds & Precipitation

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any form of water that falls from a cloud precipitation
the change of state from a gas ot a liquid condensation
the amount of water vapor in the air humidity
the process of converting a liquid to a gas evaporation
an instrument used to measure relative humidity hygrometer
when the air contains the maximum quantity of water vapor that it can hold at any given temperature and pressure saturated
the energy absorbed or released during a change in state latent heat
sheets or layers of clouds that cover much or all of the sky stratus clouds
the conversion of a solid directly to a gas without passing through the liquid state sublimation
the temperature to which air has to be cooled in order to reach saturation dew point
the ratio (%) of the air's water vapor content to its water vapor capacity relative humidity
mountains acting as barriers to the flow of air, forcing air to ascend orographic lifting
tiny bits of particulate matter that serve as surfaces on which water vapor condenses condensation nuclei
the boundary between two adjoining air masses having contrasting characteristics front
a layer of the atmosphere where the temperature increases rather than decreases with height temperature inversion
thin, feathery or like mare's tail high altitude clouds cirrus clouds
like cotton balls or puffy cloud masses that have flat bases cumulus clouds
Created by: sflora
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