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20 Cards in this Set
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Cooling of an air mass, & cloud formation, merely as a result of air rising and dropping its pressure is called....
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adiabatic cooling
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Air that rises in order to get over an obstacle, such as a mountain, is called.....
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orographic lifting
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When low density warm air gets pushed upward by an oncoming dense cold front, we call it....
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frontal wedging
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When the earth/soil gets heated strongly in one location, air rises upward and is replaced by air coming in from the sides. This air movement is called....
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convection
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A ___ forms when warm, moist air rises, pressure & temp drop, & humidity hits 100%.
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cloud
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Cirrus clouds are located ___ in the sky.
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highest
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Cirrus clouds are so cold, they have ___ ___ in them.
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ice crystals
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Cumulus clouds are located ____ in the sky and tend to appear ____.
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low to medium height
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Stratus clouds are located ___ in the sky and look ___, filling the entire sky.
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low
flat / sheet-like |
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The prefix "cirro-" indicates a ___ cloud.
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high
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The prefix "alto-" indicates a ___-level cloud.
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middle
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The prefix "strato-" indicates a ___-level cloud.
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low
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The prefix/suffix "nimbo" means __ ___ cloud.
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rain-forming
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Anvil-shaped, flat-bottomed thunderclouds are called....
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cumulonimbus clouds
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Clouds that form on or reach the ground are referred to as...
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fog
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Clouds basically consist of water vapor that has _____ into tiny liquid water droplets.
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condensed
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A "mare's tail" is typically associated with ___ clouds.
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cirrus
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The type of precipitation that hits the ground from a cloud is usually determined by the temperature at the ....
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ground
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The dry side of a mountain, over which an air mass has passed by orographic lifting, is called the ____ ____
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rain shadow
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The speed and direction that clouds move is the same as that of the ....
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wind
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