clouds, precipitation, fronts
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| very high wispy clouds- made from ice crystals | show 🗑
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| low fluffy clouds | show 🗑
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| low flat clouds that cover most of the sky | show 🗑
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| show | altocumulus
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| show | nimbostratus
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| show | freezing rain
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| the temperature is below freezing in the cloud and the temperatures remain below freezing all the way down. | show 🗑
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| show | hail
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| show | cooler temperatures reaching to dew point and a particle to cling to.
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| show | condensation
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| show | maritime Tropical
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| cold and dry air masses | show 🗑
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| show | temperature and humidity
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| show | fronts
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| these fronts stall because one air mass can not move the other- brings many days of rain | show 🗑
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| warm air masses overtakes and rises above a cold air mass- usually brings warm humid air | show 🗑
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| show | humidity
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| show | relative humidity
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| show | thunderstorms
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| show | tornado
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| show | tornado alley
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| this long-lasting storm is fueled by warm tropical water evaporating and can have strong winds. | show 🗑
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| show | altitude and shape
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| fronts are classified by what 2 things? | show 🗑
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| show | it will rain, then cooler, drier air will come.
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| show | freezing rain
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| show | sleet
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| What will result if the cloud is below freezing, and the air is below freezing? | show 🗑
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| this prefix/suffix means precipitation is probably coming | show 🗑
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| this prefix means "high", but are really mid-level clouds | show 🗑
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| this prefix means "VERY high" | show 🗑
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| show | psychorometer
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| show | meteorologist
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| show | storm surge
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| thunderstorms may bring what dangers? | show 🗑
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| What causes hurricanes to lose strength or "die out"? | show 🗑
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| Where is the best place to be for a tornado? | show 🗑
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| show | sleet
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| rain that freezes after it touches the ground | show 🗑
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| show | snow
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| What causes hurricanes to develope? | show 🗑
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| a violent disturbance in the atmosphere created by sudden changes in air pressure | show 🗑
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| show | dew point
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| show | warm front
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| this type of front will bring cold, drier air and heavy rains/snow | show 🗑
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| this front has two cold air masses pushing up a warm air mass and cutting it off. | show 🗑
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