________ occurs when water droplets or ice crystals become large enough to fall due to gravity.
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Cumulonimbus
________- Has updrafts (air rising to top) and downdrafts (air sinking to bottom)
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Hydrogen bonds
________ provide surface tension (even though its very weak)
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Weather
________ is a snapshot, Climate is long- term averages.
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polar molecule
Water is a(n) ________- one side is positive, one side is negative.
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Hail
________: Liquid water forms and gets carried high by an updraft where it freezes, which repeats and leads to larger and larger and larger ice balls.
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characteristic temperature
Air mass- body of air with ________, humidity, and stability (source region)
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Fog
________ is a cloud at ground level.
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Ice crystals
________ are water droplets forced to the top of the cloud.
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Dew point
________- Temperature at which condensation occurs (lower in Tucson than Athens)
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Saturation vapor pressure
________ is lower over ice than water of the same temp.
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vertical position
Stability is the tendency of an air parcel to remain in place or to change ________.
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Humidity
________- Water vapor in the air.
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environmental lapse rate
Absolutely Unstable- Happens when the ________ is greater than the DAR, causing the parcel to be warmer (less dense) than the surrounding environment, causing it to continue to rise.
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Latent Heat
Comes from solid water (ice) melting into liquid water
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Humidity
Water vapor in the air
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Cumulonimbus
Has updrafts (air rising to top) and downdrafts (air sinking to bottom)
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Hail
Liquid water forms and gets carried high by an updraft where it freezes, which repeats and leads to larger and larger and larger ice balls
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Air mass
body of air with characteristic temperature, humidity, and stability (source region)
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