Water in the Atmosphere

Air's ability to hold water vapor increases as __________ increases.

• wind speed

• temperature

• air pressure

• none of the above

The process of a water vapor reaching it dew point and turning into liquid.

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

• water vapor

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The amount of water vapor in the air

• condensation

• Precipitation

• Saturated

• Humidity

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Relative humidity is the percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a particular temperature.

• true

• false

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Air can become saturated when water vapor is added to the air through

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

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Puffy, white clouds that tend to have flat bottoms are called________ clouds

• stratus

• cirrus

• nimbus

• cumulus

Clouds that form in layers that cover large areas of the sky, can sometime be dark, and often block out the sun

• stratus

• cirrus

• nimbus

• cumulus

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Thin, feathery, white clouds found at high altitudes are called ________ clouds

• stratus

• cirrus

• nimbus

• cumulus

What is a cloud made of

• water droplets

• gases

• rain or snow

• warm air

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Water vapor that has condensed in the air to form clouds can return to Earth in the form of _____________.

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

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