Week 5 Vocab Flashcard

Front

Collection of water or vapor is called

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accumulation

Front

Clouds at middle altitude that are puffy are called:

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Alto-cumulus

Front

Clouds that are super high and thin are called?

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Cirro-cirrus

Front

After water vapor evaporates, molecules cool and get closer, changing to liquid and forming clouds. This process is called...

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to condense or condensation

Front

Warm air rises, cold air sinks.

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Convection

Front

Warm water vapor and air rise from heated ground.

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Evaporation

Front

One cloud that carries rain is cumulonimbus. What is the second type?

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Nimbostratus

Front

Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are forms of _______

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precipitation

Front

Scientific cloud name for fog: _____

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strato-stratus

Front

Wind and weather are caused by:

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Convection