Weather Vocab. Part 1

the process in which water vapor enters the atmosphere by evaporation from oceans and other bodies of water and leaves by condensation

is the process by which molecules of liquid water escape into the air and become water vapor.

the process by which water vapor becomes liquid water

the measure of the amount of water vapor in the air

the percentage of water that is actually in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold

it has two thermometers, a wet-bulb thermometer and a dry-bulb thermometer.

the temperature at which condensation begins

wispy, feathery clouds that usally form at altitudes above 6km and in cool temperature

clouds that form less than 2km above ground level but may extend up to 18km

clouds that form usually coving all or most of the sky and are a dull gray color