Weather and Clouds Flashcards

They are classified by their height and shape.

Stratus, cumulus, cirrus, and nimbus.

Cirro, alto, strato, and nimbo.

<p>Cirrus, cirrocumulus, cirrostratus, altocumulus, altostratus, cumulonimbus, stratus, cumulus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Their names describe their shape and characteristics.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Warm air is forced upward and cools, causing water vapor to condense in tiny droplets.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Temperature, pressure, and water vapor in the atmosphere.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Smooth, even sheets or layers at low altitudes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Puffy, white clouds, often with flat bases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>High, thin, white feathery clouds made of ice crystals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Above 6000 m - high clouds.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>2000-6000 m - middle elevation clouds.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Below 2000 m - low clouds.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Clouds are dark and so full of water that sunlight can't penetrate them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Water falling from clouds.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Air temperature.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A form of precipitation that forms in cumulonimbus clouds.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Air pressure, wind, temperature, and moisture.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It evaporates water into the atmosphere, forming clouds.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The movement of air molecules.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The temperatures are high, and it feels warm.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The air molecules move less rapidly and it feels cold.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Air moving in a specific direction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The air expands, becomes less dense, rises, and has low atmospheric pressure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cooler air is denser and sinks.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Air moves from low pressure areas to high pressure areas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The amount of water vapor in the air.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The amount of water vapor in the air compared to what it can hold at a specific temperature.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The air can't hold as much water vapor, leading to condensation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The temperature at which air is saturated and condensation occurs.</p> Signup and view all the answers