Meteorology Vocab/Humidity

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Atmospheric condition at a specific time and place.

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weather

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Type of cloud signaling an approaching thunderstorm?

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cumulonimbus

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What powers the water cycle?

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the sun

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Meaning of saturated air?

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Holding all the water it can at a specific temperature.

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Measuring water vapor in the air indicates?

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Humidity.

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Effect of air temperature on humidity:

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Colder air = lower humidity; warmer air = higher humidity.

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Puffy, white clouds with flat bottoms are called...

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cumulus clouds

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Passing through a stratus cloud near the ground results in...

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fog

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Where two or more air masses meet but do not mix.

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A front

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Collection of tiny water droplets or ice crystals?

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Clouds