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16 Cards in this Set
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a cloud is made of _________ |
tiny water droplets not water vapor |
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how many water droplets are in one rain drop |
over a million |
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what are three main ingredients for clould formation |
water,rising air,and dust |
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the boundary inbetween air masses are ____________ |
fronts |
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what is a warm front |
warm air pushes back cold air |
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what is a cold front |
cold air pushes back warm air |
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cumulus means_________or___________ |
heap or pile |
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how are cumulus clouds made |
when warm air rises up vertically they are made by solar heating or rapid rising of warm air during cold front |
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big brother of cumulus cloud |
cumulnibus |
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stratus means _________________ |
layer |
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stratus are like ______________ |
blankets |
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cirrus means ___________or__________ |
wisp or curl |
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they are found at the __________ ____________ of the troposphere |
very top |
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fog is a __________ _______________ of clouds |
distant cousin |
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fog is a special type of cloud at _______ ___________ |
ground level |
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describe how this precepitation is formed 1drysnow 2 ordinary rain 3 sleet |
1ice crystals falling through very cold air do not melt to form large wet snowflakes,but 2an ordinary raindrop startsout as a ice crystal in the top of a cloud if it gets to heavy it falls and melts 3when ice melts and refreezes |
