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bbms heinz precip

bbms heinz: water cycle, clouds, precipitation, storms, atmosphere

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where do hurricanes form? over warm tropical oceans
how often are hurricane names reused? every six years
when are hurricane names retired? when a hurricane has caused serious damaged
when will a hurricane get weaker? over land or cold ocean water
where do tornadoes develop? from severe thunderstorm
what is dew point? the temperature of condensation
what forms at dew point? clouds and dew
what type of cloud is thin, feathery and very high in the troposphere? cirrus
what type of cloud is puffy and can be seen during nice weather? cumulus
what type of cloud is flat and covers the sky like a blanket? stratus
what weather happens with a cumulonimbus cloud? very stormy
what does nimbus indicate when attached to a cloud type? precipitation
what is precipitation? any type of water that falls from the clouds
what is condensation? a process that turns a gas to a liquid
what is evaporation? a process that turns a liquid to a gas
which layer of the atmosphere has the weather troposphere
where in the atmosphere is the ozone? stratosphere
what does ozone protect earth from? ultraviolet radiation
what characteristic divides the layers of the atmosphere? temperature of the layers
when will a cloud form? at the dew point temperature
a group of processes that circulates water around planet earth? water cycle
precipitation that starts as liquid and stays a liquid? rain
precipitation that starts as a liquid and freezes on the way down? sleet
precipitation that starts as solid crystal and stays a solid? snow
precipitation that is pushed up into a cumulonimbus cloud over and over and falls when it gets too large? hail
precipitation that starts a liquid, falls as a liquid and freezes on contact? freezing rain
what type of cloud is so high in the troposphere it is made of ice crystals? cirrus
which layer of the atmosphere do we live in? troposphere
name the process of water falling to the Earth. precipitation
dew point is the temperature of _____ condensation
for water to condensate the temperature must _____ decrease or get colder
for water to evaporate the temperature must increase or get hotter
what vocabulary word describes the water vapor in the air? humidity
more humidity make the air feel _____ uncomfortable
what is the name of the weather tool that measures humidity? sling pshychrometer
what does a hurricane begin as? swirling thunderstorm over a warm ocean
is a tropical storm more or less windy than a hurricane? less windy
______ is an early stage of hurricane development tropical depression
snow events start as a _____ pressure. low
What type of cloud is a thunderstorm cloud? cumulonimbus
to make a liquid turn into a gas evaporation
to make a gas turn into a liquid condensation
what type of air pressure is a hurricane? low pressure
what type of front do thunderstorms occur? cold front
true or false most of the particles of the atmosphere are in the layer closest to the ground, the troposphere true
which layer of the atmosphere is the only layer where weather occurs? troposphere
true or false the atmosphere starts at the ground and extends to outer space. true
Earth's atmosphere has ______ gas so animals can breathe. oxygen
which layer of the atmosphere help to protect Earth from meteors? mesosphere
which layer of atmosphere has ozone to protect Earth from Ultraviolet rays? stratosphere
what happens to the temperature in the troposphere as you get higher and higher it cools
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