water in atmosphere CLOUDS precipitation weather
100
What is the name of the process by which water vapor enters the
atmosphere during the water cycle?
EVAPORATION
100
Two conditions are required for cloud formation:
cooling of the air and PRESENCE OF PARTICLES
100
On average, a snowfall of 30 centimeters would equal a rainfall of
3 cm
100
The collecting of weather data in the last 40 years has been improved mostly by
balloons and satellites
200
Relative humidity can be measured with a(an)
PSYCHROMETER
200
Very high feathery clouds are called
cirrus
200
Long-term ------ can devastate a region; crops fail and streams dry up
droughts
200
On newspaper weather maps, colors are often used to indicate ____________________ ranges for different areas.
temperature
300
What is the dew point?
the temperature at which condensation begins
300
Which type of cloud often indicates that a storm is on the way?
cirrocumulus
300
The sky is mostly blue, with some high, thin, feathery clouds. Which type of weather is most likely to occur?
fair weather
300
Which type of weather technology often carries cameras that can make images of Earth’s surface, clouds storms, and snow cover?
weather satellite
400
a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air
humidity
400
The higher the altitude, the lower the air pressure
true or false
true
400
An embankment built along the side of a river to prevent flooding of the surrounding
land is called
levee
400
On a weather map, what do half-circles along a curved line show?
the direction of warm front is moving
500
To calculate the density of a substance divide its mass by its weight. true or flase
false
500
Water forms thin, feathery clouds of ice at the top of the exosphere
true or false
false
500
The troposphere is thickest over the equator
true or false
true
500
. Most weather reports for the general public use millibars as units of air pressure
false






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