Movement of water between the atmosphere and Earth

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Movement of water between the atmosphere and
Earths surface.
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Water Cycle
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Water vapor enters the air by
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Evaporation
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The measure of the amount of water vapor in the
air.
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humidity
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Which can hold more water vapor? Warm air or Cool
air.
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Warm air
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The percent of water vapor in the air compared to
how much it can really hold at that temp is
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Relative humidity
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Instrument that measures relative humidity.
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psychrometer
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Clouds form when water vapor condenses in to
liquid water or ..
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Ice crystals
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When water vapor becomes liquid water, we call
that
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condensation
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Name the two things that are required for
condensation.
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1. Cool air 2. Particles to form on
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The temperature point at which condensation
begins is called the ..
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Dew point
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Clouds are classified based on their shape and
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altitude
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Wispy, feathery clouds.
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cirrus
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Look like fluffy, rounded piles of cotton.
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Cumulus clouds
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Cumulonimbus clouds often produce ..
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thunderstorms
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If a cloud has nimbus in its name, it means ..
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rain
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Clouds that lay in flat layers.
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stratus
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Clouds that form at or near the ground.
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fog
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Falls from clouds and reaches the Earth.
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Precipitation
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The most common type of precipitation.
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rain
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Raindrops freeze on their way down.
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sleet
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Water vapor is converted directly into ice
crystals.
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snow
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Round pellets of ice larger than 5mm.
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hail
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Long periods of unusually low precipitation.
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droughts
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What is it called when people try to make clouds
rain?.
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Cloud seeding
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Measures the amount of rainfall.
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Rain gauge