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Clouds, Chapter 3 Flashcards

(25 cards)

1
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What is water vapor?

A

Water in its gaseous state

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2
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How do clouds form?

A

Water vapor condensed into tiny water droplets around small particles. Warm air is forced upward, expands, and cools

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3
Q

What are ice crystals?

A

Frozen water droplets

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4
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How are ice crystals made?

A

Water frozen on particles of dust. Forms in the high atmosphere.

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5
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What type of cloud is a cumulus cloud

A

Fluffy white cloud

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6
Q

Where do cumulus clouds form?

A

High in the atmosphere

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7
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What type of cloud is a stratus cloud?

A

layers of smooth sheets of clouds with low altitude

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8
Q

Where are stratus clouds formed?

A

In fair weather

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9
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,What type of clouds is a cirrus cloud?

A

Appear fibrous or curly
Thin,White, feathery
Made of ice crystals

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10
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How do cirrus clouds form?

A

Fair weather or approaching storms

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11
Q

How are clouds classified?

A

Shape,Height,Temperature,Pressure

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12
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What prefixes are used to describe cloud height?

A

Cirro/High
Alto/Middle
Strato/Low

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13
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What does the term nimbus mean?

A

Rain or snow cloud

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14
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What is dew point?

A

Temp air needs to be cooled in order to become saturated with water vapor

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15
Q

What is evaporation?

A

Sun heaters up and collects water. Turners into steam, goes into the atmosphere

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16
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What is precipitation?

A

Form of water that falls to the earths surface when clouds get to heavy.

17
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What is fog?

A

Form of water that falls to the earths surface when cloud gets to heavy.

18
Q

What i relative humidity?

A

Tells us how much water vapor is in the air

19
Q

How do molecules in hot water move compared to cold water?

20
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What is collection?

A

When precipitation falls to a place and it starts to collect

21
Q

What is condensation?

A

How clouds form

22
Q

What are the 5 climate systems?

A

Atmosphere, Lithosphere, Cryosphere, Biosphere, Hydrosphere

23
Q

Why are the poles closer then the equator?

A

The poles are farther away from the un

24
Q

What is acid rain?

A

Polluted precipitation

25
What is transperation?
Evaporation of water from plants