Flashcards: Apologia - Physical Science - Module 8: Weather and Its Prediction
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on December 15, 2011
Description:
Vocabulary from Module 8 of Apologia Educational Ministries' Exploring Creation with Physical Science (2nd Edition) by Dr. Jay Wile
Groups:
Cindy-2012, Apologia Physical Science (2nd edition)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Updraft | A current of rising air |
| Insulator | A substance that does not conduct electricity very well |
| Dew point | The temperature at which dew forms |
| Thunder | The result of superheated air traveling out from a lightning bolt in waves. |
| The higher the pressure and humidity, the ______ the dew point | higher |
| Cumulus stage | The stage of a thunderstorm in which an updraft pulls more and more warm, moist air into the atmosphere, causing a cumulus cloud to form rapidly |
| Mature stage | The stage of a thunderstorm in which water droplets and/or ice crystals in the cloud become too large for an updraft to support |
| Downdrafts | Downward rushes of air caused by winds blowing downward, hitting the land and spreading out in strong gusts of wind |
| Dissipation Stage | The final stage of a thunderstorm in which rain gets lighter and downdrafts get less powerful |