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weather6th
weather
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| fluffy cloud | cumulus |
| a layered cloud (blanket) | stratus |
| a wispy/wind blown curly cloud high in the troposphere | cirrus |
| describes clouds in the middle of the troposphere | alto |
| describes clouds high in the troposphere | cirro |
| a rain cloud | nimbus |
| a thunderhead | cumulonimbus |
| upward movement of heat | convection |
| the source of energy in thunderstorms | sun |
| the change from water vapor(gas) to water(liquid) | condensation |
| the change from a liquid to a gas (vapor) | evaporation |
| rain,sleet,hail,snow | precipitation |
| clouds are made of this | water droplets |
| the layer in the atmosphere where weather occurs | troposphere |
| the layer where ozone absorbs much of the sun\'s radiation | stratosphere |
| the atmosphere layer where meteors begin to burn | mesosphere |
| the atmosphere layer that can be as hot as 3000 F | thermosphere |
| the temperature where air can not hold any more water vapor ( saturated ) | dewpoint |
| the situation where the air is holding all of the water vapor it can hold | saturated |
| a person who studies the weather | meteorologist |
| instrument that measures wind speed | anemometer |
| narrow upper levels winds that can range from 150 -300 mph | jet stream |
| the difference of wind speeds at various altitudes (causes tornadoes) | wind shear |
| prediction of future weather based on past trends/current observations | forecast |
| a rotating or spinning fluid | vortex |
| a lowering or clouds near the rain free base (forms tornado) | wall cloud |
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rdyson
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