Studied by 1 personPrecipitation
________ occurs when water droplets or ice crystals become large enough to fall due to gravity.
Cumulonimbus
________- Has updrafts (air rising to top) and downdrafts (air sinking to bottom)
Hydrogen bonds
________ provide surface tension (even though its very weak)
Weather
________ is a snapshot, Climate is long- term averages.
polar molecule
Water is a(n) ________- one side is positive, one side is negative.
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.
characteristic temperature
Air mass- body of air with ________, humidity, and stability (source region)
Fog
________ is a cloud at ground level.
Ice crystals
________ are water droplets forced to the top of the cloud.
Dew point
________- Temperature at which condensation occurs (lower in Tucson than Athens)
Saturation vapor pressure
________ is lower over ice than water of the same temp.
vertical position
Stability is the tendency of an air parcel to remain in place or to change ________.
Humidity
________- Water vapor in the air.
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.
Latent Heat
Comes from solid water (ice) melting into liquid water
Humidity
Water vapor in the air
Cumulonimbus
Has updrafts (air rising to top) and downdrafts (air sinking to bottom)
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
Air mass
body of air with characteristic temperature, humidity, and stability (source region)
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