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Movement of water between the atmosphere and Earth’s surface.

Movement of water between the atmosphere and Earth’s surface. Water Cycle. Water vapor enters the air by ……. Evaporation. The measure of the amount of water vapor in the air. humidity. Which can hold more water vapor? Warm air or Cool air. Warm air.

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Movement of water between the atmosphere and Earth’s surface.

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  1. Movement of water between the atmosphere and Earth’s surface.

  2. Water Cycle

  3. Water vapor enters the air by ……

  4. Evaporation

  5. The measure of the amount of water vapor in the air.

  6. humidity

  7. Which can hold more water vapor? Warm air or Cool air.

  8. Warm air

  9. The percent of water vapor in the air compared to how much it can really hold at that temp is ……

  10. Relative humidity

  11. Instrument that measures relative humidity.

  12. psychrometer

  13. Clouds form when water vapor condenses in to liquid water or …..

  14. Ice crystals

  15. When water vapor becomes liquid water, we call that …

  16. condensation

  17. Name the two things that are required for condensation.

  18. 1. Cool air 2. Particles to form on

  19. The temperature point at which condensation begins is called the …..

  20. Dew point

  21. Clouds are classified based on their shape and ……

  22. altitude

  23. Wispy, feathery clouds.

  24. cirrus

  25. Look like fluffy, rounded piles of cotton.

  26. Cumulus clouds

  27. Cumulonimbus clouds often produce …..

  28. thunderstorms

  29. If a cloud has nimbus in it’s name, it means …..

  30. rain

  31. Clouds that lay in flat layers.

  32. stratus

  33. Clouds that form at or near the ground.

  34. fog

  35. Falls from clouds and reaches the Earth.

  36. Precipitation

  37. The most common type of precipitation.

  38. rain

  39. Raindrops freeze on their way down.

  40. sleet

  41. Water vapor is converted directly into ice crystals.

  42. snow

  43. Round pellets of ice larger than 5mm.

  44. hail

  45. Long periods of unusually low precipitation.

  46. droughts

  47. What is it called when people try to make clouds rain?.

  48. Cloud seeding

  49. Measures the amount of rainfall.

  50. Rain gauge

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