Ch. 16 Vocabulary Part 2 Flashcards
To help students prepare for a quiz over Air and Wind vocabulary. (12 cards)
A cloud that rests on the ground or on a body of water
fog
The temperature at which air reaches saturation
dew point
When a gas changes to a liquid
condensation
Water that falls to Earth’s surface
precipitation
Decreases as air heats up and increases as air cools
relative humidity
When the rate of evaporation equals the rate of condensation.
saturation
Amount of water vapor in the air
humidity
Liquid changing to a gas
evaporation
Rain that has become more acidic than normal due to pollution
acid rain
Rain that freezes when it hits the ground or another surface and coats the surface with ice
freezing rain
Small pellets of ice that form when rain passes through a layer of cold air and freezes before hitting the ground.
sleet
Layered lumps or balls of ice that fall from cumulonimbus clouds
hail
