weather Flashcards
1
Q
humidity
A
amount of water vapor in the air
2
Q
cumulus cloud
A
large cloud with flat bottom
3
Q
stratus cloud
A
look like a big blanket in the sky
4
Q
cirrus cloud
A
thin wispy clouds and are often are vary few clouds
5
Q
cumulonimbus
A
large clout that causes thunder also known as thunder head
6
Q
condensation
A
water that forms on objects when the air around it cools down
7
Q
evaporation
A
when the water gets hot and goes into the sky
8
Q
percipitation
A
rain
9
Q
runoff
A
when water runs downhill to a body of water
10
Q
rain
A
percipitation
11
Q
sleet
A
a mix of snow and water
12
Q
snow
A
crystals of frozen water
13
Q
hail
A
large clumps of ice that fall from the sky
14
Q
polar-maritime airmass
A
large cold unstable airmasses
15
Q
tropical-maritime airmass
A
large warm unstable airmasses
