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Term Definition
hail Ice pellets called ____ add layers of ice as they are carried up and down in a cumulonimbus cloud.
meteorologists Scientists who study the causes of weather and try to predict it are called _____.
air mass A broad area of air with about the same temperature and humididty throughout is an _____.
precipitation When water droplets form around dust particles and become heavy enough to fall from the clouds, we have ____.
more As the temperture of air goes up, the air can hold ____ water vapor.
saturated When air holds all the water vapor it possibly can, we say that it is ____.
isotherm An ______ connects points of equal temperature with a line.
isobars On a station model, lines drawn to show areas of equal barometric pressure are called _____.
snow _____ forms when water vapor is converted directly into ice crystals.
warm Cirrus clouds indicate the coming of a _____ front.
cirrus wispy cloud, forms above 6000 meters
stratus forms below 2000 meters, flat, layered
cirrocumulus high, puffy cloud that looks like cauliflower
nimbostratus low clouds that bring long, steady rain
altostratus middle clouds in layers
cumulonimbus huge, towering clouds with thunderstorms
troposphere The layer of the atmosphere nearest to Earth's surface.
doldrums windless zones near the equator
ionosphere electrically-charged particles are found primarily in the _____.
prevailing westerlies are responsible for the movement of much of the weather across the United States.

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Creator bugatti123
Created May 19, 2008
Group Wesleyan 8th Grade
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  1. cirrocumulus → high, puffy cloud that looks like cauliflower - 9 misses
  2. altostratus → middle clouds in layers - 9 misses
  3. cirrus → wispy cloud, forms above 6000 meters - 7 misses
  4. stratus → forms below 2000 meters, flat, layered - 4 misses
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  6. isobars → On a station model, lines drawn to show areas of equal barometric pressure are called _____. - 2 misses
  7. nimbostratus → low clouds that bring long, steady rain - 2 misses