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in the water cycle( blank) in the form of rain or snow falls from the clouds. | precipitation |
water returns to the atmosphere as vapor by the process of(blank) | evaporation |
water vapor in the atmosphere (blank) to form clouds | condensates |
cool air holds (more/less)water then warm air | less |
condensation | the process by which water vapor becomes liquid water |
evaporation | the process by which molecules of liquid water escape into the air after becoming water vapor |
humidity | a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air |
psychrometer | an instrument for measuring relative humidity |
relative humidity | a percentage comparing the amount of water in the air to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a particular temperature |
cirrus clouds | wispy/ feathery: have fair weather; high |
stratus clouds | low; rain/cloudy |
cumulus clouds | low; looks like cotton |
fog | low |
clouds form when water vapor in the air condenses to form (blank) | liquid water or ice crystals |
what 2 conditions are required for cloud formation? | cooling of the air presence of particles in the air |
ice deposited by the atmosphere on a surface that is below freezing is called | frost |
wispy feathery clouds are | cirrus |
cumulonimbus clouds usually result in | rain/stroms |
blank clouds for in low, flat layer. | stratus |