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ES Chapter 24 Leach

ES Chapter 24 Coach Leach Water in the Atmosphere

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adiabatic describing a change in temperature resulting from the cooling of rising air and the warming of sinking air
advection fog condensation of water vapor that results from the cooling of warm, moist air as it moves across a cold surface
advective cooling decrease in the temperature of a mass of air that results as it moves over a cold surface
cirrus cloud feathery cloud composed of ice crystals that has the highest altitude of any cloud in the sky
cloud seeding addition of freezing nuclei to supercooled clouds in an attempt to induce or increase precipitation
coalescence combination of different-sized cloud droplets to form larger droplets
condensation nuclei solid particles in the atmosphere, such as ice and dust, that provide the surfaces on which water vapor condenses
convective cooling decrease in the temperature of a mass of air that results as the air rises and expands
cumulus cloud thick, billowy cloud that forms above stratus clouds and below cirrus clouds
dew type of condensation formed when air that is in contact with a cool surface loses heat until it reaches saturation
dew point temperature to which air must be cooled to become saturated
freezing nuclei condensation nuclei with a crystalline structure like that of ice
frost ice crystals formed when the dew point is below 0 degrees Celsius and water vapor directly enters the solid state
glaze ice thick layer of sheet ice formed when rain freezes as it contacts a surface
hail type of precipitation in the form of lumps of ice
hair hygrometer instrument used to measure relative humidity, based on the fact that human hair stretches as humidity increases
humidity amount of water vapor in the atmosphere
latent heat energy stored in molecules
psychrometer instrument used to measure relative humidity
radiation fog condensation of water vapor that results from the cooling of air that is in contact with the ground
rain gauge instrument used to measure the amount of rainfall
relative humidity ratio of the amount of water vapor in the air to the amount of water vapor the air can hold when saturated
saturated describing air that contains all the water vapor it can hold at a specific temperature
sleet ice pellets that form when rain falls through a layer of freezing air
specific humidity actual amount of moisture in the air
steam fog condensation of water vapor that results when cool air moves over warm water
stratus cloud cloud with a sheetlike or layered form that is the lowest cloud in the sky
sublimation process in which a solid changes directly into a gas, or a gas changes directly into a solid
supercooling process in which water droplets are induced to remain liquid at temperatures below 0 degrees Celsius
upslope fog condensation of water vapor that results from the lifting and adiabatic cooling of air rising up a slope of land
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