module 8 Flashcards
1
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updraft
A
a current of rising air
2
Q
insulator
A
a substance that does not conduct electricity very well
3
Q
The Bergeron process
A
BEGINS with cold clouds.
Theory that describes precipitation from the top of cumulonimbus clouds
4
Q
The collision-coalescence process
A
theory that describes precipitation from nimbostratus
BEGINS with warm clouds
5
Q
precipitation
A
water that leaves the atmosphere as rain, snow, hail, sleet.
6
Q
dew point
A
the temperature at which dew forms depending on the air pressure and humidity
7
Q
frost point
A
the temperature at which frost forms depending on air pressure and humidity
