5.5 Vocab Flashcards
1
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Condensation level
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The altitude where the temperature is low enough to cause water vapor to condense into tiny water droplets and clouds form.
2
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Condensation
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A phase change of gas into a liquid.
3
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Stratus
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Flat layers clouds
4
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Cumulus
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Puffy clouds
5
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Cumulonimbus
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A thunderhead; a cloud associated with a thunderstorm.
6
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Precipitation
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Liquid or solid water that falls to earth’s surface from the atmosphere; rain snow, sleet and hail are examples of precipitation.
7
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Sleet
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A form of precipitation produced when rain freezes as it falls to earth.
8
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Hail
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A form of precipitation formed by layer upon layer of ice; it is commonly round or pea size, but sometimes be very large and irregularly shaped.
9
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Flood
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The overflowing of water over land that is not usually underwater.
