Atmosphere Moisture And Precipitation Edge Vocab

Match the following type of cloud to their description

• a thin, wispy cloud made of ice crystals that forms at high elevations

• Stratus

• a fluffy, rounded cloud that forms at lower elevations

• Fog

• a thick cloud at or near Earth’s surface

• Cirrus

• a low-level cloud characterized by horizontal layering with a uniform base

• Cumulus

Match the following type of cloud to their picture

• Fog

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• Cumulus

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• Stratus

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• Cirrus

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Dew point is a .....

• time of day

• elevation

• temperature

The temperature at which water vapor in the air condenses and forms droplets is the ​ (a)  

• dew point
• humidity
• cirrus point

the measure of water vapor in the air

• water index

• vapor level

• humidity

The amount of water vapor in the air relative to the amount the air can hold is the ​ (a)   . When there is more water vapor in the ​ (b)   than the air can hold ​ (c)   happens.

• realtive humidity
• air
• precipitation