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1. what cloud is like a flat sheet?
2. what cloud forms 18,000 feet and are very wispy
3. what cloud is like a big fluffy ball
1. startus
2. cirrus
3.cummulus
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Three main types of clouds are....
cumulus, cirrus, and stratus
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The most common type of precipitation is...
rain
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The flow of air from land to a body of water is called...
land breeze
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Warm, dry air creates a desert on which side of the mountain?
Leeward side
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When a warm air mass moves up the side of a mountain it will most likely precipitate on what side?
Windward side
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What causes winds?
High and low air pressure meeting
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What are the 5 common types of precipitation?
- 1. rain
- 2. snow
- 3. sleet
- 4. hail
- 5. freezing rain
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Psychrometer
relative humidity
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Rain Gauge
measures amount of rain fall
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The layers of the atmosphere are classified according to changes in...
Temperature
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The inner layer or "weather layer" of the atmosphere is called...
Troposphere
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Clouds from because of water vapor in the air...
condenses
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Rain, sleet, and hail are all forms of...
precipitation
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In the Northern Hemisphere, global winds that blow from the southwest to the northest are called...
prevailing westerlies
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Which process is not part of the water cycle...
surface tension
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The process by which water molecules escape into the air as water vapor is called...
evaporation
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What causes the winds to curve due to earth rotation...
coriolis effect
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At what point during the water cycle does condensation begin, clouds begin to form, and water vapor is visible...
dew point
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