Water Cycle, Air Masses, Clouds, Storms Flashcards
Water Cycle
The process of water on Earth
Accumulation
Water accumulates/pools together in water bodies
Condensation
Gas-Liquid
Evaporation
Liquid-Gas
Precipitation
Falling water from clouds (Snow, sleet, hail, rain)
Subsurface runoff
Water running underground
Surface runoff
Water flows down on the surface
Transpiration
Water evaporates from plants
Sublimation
Solid-Gas
Deposition
Gas-Solid
Dew Point
Temp in which dew forms
Relative Humidity
The feel of the air, how much water is in the air
What percentage of water is Freshwater?
3%
What are the primary forces driving the water cycle?
Sun, Gravity
Air mass
A large pocket of air that has the same temp and moisture
Source Region
Area of land and water that have same temp and moisture
Continental Polar
Dry and Cold
Continental Tropical
Dry and Warm
Maritime Polar
Moist and Cold
Maritime Tropical
Moist and Warm
Front
A sharp cutting edge of an airmass
Cloud
A large bundle of ice crystals, water, on condensation nuclei
Cumulus
Puffy and Soft looking clouds (named Puffball in my comic)
Stratus
Flat gray clouds that are extremely low
Which way does hot air and cold air moves?
Up, down (respectively)
What happens when fronts interact?
Violent weather ⛈
Cirrus
High wispy clouds made of ice crystals (named Cornelia in my comic)