Weather Flashcards
(26 cards)
The amount of water vapor in the air
Humidity
They form when warm air rises and indicate fair weather
Cumulus Cloud
Clouds in the form of layers and cover large areas
Stratus Cloud
Thin, feathery white clouds in high attitudes
Cirrus Cloud
The cloud thunderstorms come from
Cumulonimbus Cloud
The change of state from a gas to a liquid
Condensation
Occurs when liquid water changes into water vapor, which is a gas
Evaporation
Any form of water that falls to the Earths surface from the clouds
Precipitation
Water from precipitation that flows across land and collects in rivers
Runoff
Most common form of precipitation
Rain
Forms when rain falls through a layer of freezing air
Sleet
Forms when temps are so cold that water vapor changes directly to a solid
Snow
Balls or lumps of ice that falls from clouds
Hail
Forms over water
Polar- Maritime Airmass
Forms over land
Tropical- Maritime Airmass
Forms over the polar regions
Polar- Continental Airmass
Develops over the tropics
Tropical- Continental Airmass
Forms where cold air moves under warm air
Cold Front
Forms where warm air moves over cold
Warm Front
A usually brief, heavy storm that consists of rain, strong winds, lighting and thunder
Thunderstorm
An electric discharge that takes place between 2 oppositely charged surfaces
Lighting
The sound caused by the rapid expansion of air along an electrical strike
Thunder
A destructive, rotating column of air that has very high wind speeds
Tornado
Hurricane
