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5th weather 2
Question | Answer |
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What is weather? | the condition of the air at a given time and place |
What is humidity? | the amount of water vapor in the air |
What are the 4 conditions that affect the weather? | temperature, wind, moisture in the air, and air pressure |
How does wind form? | cold air sinks, pushing warm air up. As the warm air rises, it cools and sinks again. The cycle repeats itself. |
What air is heavier: warm air or cold air? | cold air is heavier |
What is condensation? | water vapor in the air gets cold and changes back into liquid,forming clouds |
what is precipitation? | it occurs when so much water has condensed that the air cannot hold it anymore, so water falls to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail |
What clouds are like puffy cotton balls? | cumulus clouds |
What clouds stretch out across the sky, like a blanket? | stratus clouds |
What kind of sky does high pressure usually bring? | clear skies |