water in atmosphere

Air's ability to hold water vapor increase 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

The amount of water vapor in the air

• condensation

• Precipitation

• Saturated

• Humidity

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

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

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

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

• stratus

• cirrus

• nimbus

• cumulus

The most common form of solid precipitation

• rain

• hail

• sleet

• snow

Clouds are formed as a result of which process in the water cycle

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

Thunderstorm clouds that produce precipitation, thunder, and lighting are called_____ clouds

• nimbostratus

• cumulonimbus

• cumulus

• stratus