weather

Question 1

Humidity

Answer 1

Humidity is the amount of water vapor present in the air.

Question 2

Cumulus Cloud

Answer 2

are clouds which have flat bases and are often described as “puffy”, “cotton-like” or “fluffy” in appearance.

Question 3

Stratus Cloud

Answer 3

low-level clouds characterized by horizontal layering with a uniform base, as opposed to convective or cumuliform clouds that are formed by rising thermals.

Question 4

Cirrus Cloud

Answer 4

genus of atmospheric cloud generally characterized by thin, wispy strands,

Question 5

Cumulonimbus Cloud

Answer 5

, is a dense, towering vertical cloud associated with thunderstorms and atmospheric instability, forming from water vapor carried by powerful upward air currents.

Question 6

Condensation

Answer 6

water that collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.

Question 7

Evaporation

Answer 7

the process of turning from liquid into vapor.

Question 8

Precipitation

Answer 8

the action or process of precipitating a substance from a solution.

Question 9

Runoff

Answer 9

a further competition, election, race, etc., after a tie or inconclusive result.

Question 10

Rain

Answer 10

Rain is liquid water in the form of droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then becomes heavy enough to fall under gravity.

Question 11

Sleet

Answer 11

sleet forms when rain freezes

Question 12

Snow

Answer 12

frozen water vapor

Question 13

hail

Answer 13

frozen specks of water

Question 14

Polar – Maritime Airmass

Answer 14

a large body of air where temputure and mositure content are constant throughout

Question 15

Tropical – Maritime Airmass

Answer 15

air mases that form over the northern pacific ocean and more

Question 16

Polar – Continental Airmass

Answer 16

deveolop over warm waters of gulf of mexico

Question 17

Tropical – Continental Airmass

Answer 17

forms over deserts of mexico.

Question 18

Cold Front

Answer 18

forms where cold air moves under warm air, which is less dense, warm air is less dense than cold air.

Question 19

Warm Front

Answer 19

where warm air moves over cold , denser air.

Question 20

Thunderstorm

Answer 20

they produce rain, lighting, and thunder.

a usually brief, heavy storm that consitsts of rain, strong winds, lighting, and thuunder

Question 21

lighting

Answer 21

an electric discharge discharge that takes place between two oppositly charged surfaces, suc as between a cloud and the ground , between two parts of the same cloud

Question 22

Thunder

Answer 22

the sound caused by the rapid expanison of air along an electrical strike

Question 23

Tornado

Answer 23

rotataing cloud of air that has very high wing speeds, is visiable as a funnel shaped cloud and touches the ground

Question 24

Hurricane

Answer 24

a sereve strom that develops over tropical oceans and whose strong winds of more than 120/km/h spirial in toward the intensely low pressure storm center.

Question 25

Thermometer

Answer 25

an instirusment that measures and indicates tempture

Question 26

Anemometer

Answer 26

an instrument used to measure wind speed