The process whereby water vapor changes to the liquid state is called (a)  

___ ___ (2 words) is the ratio of the air's actual water vapor content to its potential water vapor capacity at a give temperature

(a)  

A(n) (a)   is best described as visible aggregates of minute water droplets or tiny crystals of ice suspended in the air.

Frozen or semifrozen rain formed when raindrops freeze as they pass through a layer of cold air is called (a)  

The term (a)   refers to the maximum possible quantity of water vapor that the air can hold at any given temperature and pressure.

Sheets or layers of clouds that cover much or all of the sky are called (a)   clouds.

The temperature to which air would have to be cooled to reach saturation is the ___ ____ (2 words).

(a)  

Nearly spherical ice pellets which have concentric layers and are formed by the successive freezing of layers of water are referred to as (a)  

A cloud with its base at or very near Earth's surface is referred to as (a)   .

A dry area on the lee side of a mountain that forms as air descends and is warmed by compression, is called a(n) ___ ___ (2 words)

(a)  

A(n) (a)   is a line on a weather map that connects places of equal air pressure.

A(n) (a)   is a seasonal reversal of wind direction associated with large continents, especially Asia.

Air that flows horizontally with respect to Earth's surface is referred to as (a)  

A(n) ___ ___ is a local wind flowing from land toward the water during the night in coastal areas. (2 words)

(a)  

A wind blowing down the leeward side of a mountain and warming by compression is called a(n) (a)   .

A(n) ___ ___ is a local wind blowing from the sea during the afternoon in coastal areas. (2 words)

(a)  

A(n) ___ ___ is a swift (120 to 240 km/hour), high-altitude wind. (2 words)

(a)  

A center of high atmospheric pressure is called a(n) (a)  

The (a)   are the dominant west-to-east winds that characterize the regions on the poleward sides of the subtropical highs.

The ___ ___ are wind belts located on the equatorward sides of the subtropical highs. (2 words)

(a)  

A(n) ___ ___ is an immense body of air characterized by a similarity of temperature and moisture at any given altitude. (2 words)

(a)  

A(n) (a)   is a boundary that separates different air masses, one warmer than the other and often higher in moisture content.

A tropical cyclonic storm having winds in excess of 74 miles per hour is called a(n) (a)  

A(n) ___ ___ is a tropical cyclone with winds between 38 and 74 miles per hour. (2 words)

(a)  

A(n) ___ ___ is the area where an air mass acquires its characteristic properties of temperature and moisture.

(a)  

When cold air is actively advancing into a region occupied by warmer air, the boundary is called a(n) ___ ___. (2 words)

(a)  

When the surface position of a front moves so that warm air occupies territory formerly covered by cooler air, it is called a(n) ___ ___. (2 words)

(a)  

A(n) (a)   is a small, very intense cyclonic storm with exceedingly high winds, most often produced along cold fronts in conjunction with severe thunderstorms.

When conditions appear favorable for tornado formation, a ___ ___ is issued for areas covering about 25,000 miles. (2 words)

(a)  

A(n) (a)   is a storm of relatively short duration produced by a cumulonimbus cloud and accompanied by strong wind gusts, heavy rain, lightning, thunder, and sometimes hail.

A(n) ___ ___ is a dome of water that sweeps across the coast near the point where the eye of the hurricane makes landfall. (2 words)

(a)  

A(n) ___ ___ is issued when a funnel cloud has actually been sighted or is indicated by radar. (2 words)

(a)  

During the winter, a highly localized storm occurring along the leeward shores of the Great Lakes often creates what is known as a(n) ___ ___. (2 words, 1 hyphenated)

(a)  

Earth's ___ ___ consists of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, solid Earth, biosphere, and cryosphere and involves the exchanges of energy and moisture that occur among the five parts. (2 words)

(a)  

Nearly half of Australia is a(n) ___ ___, and much of the remainder is a steppe climate. (2 words)

(a)  

The (a)   climate is a treeless climate found almost exclusively in the Northern Hemisphere.

The process whereby water vapor changes to the liquid state is called (a)  

___ ___ (2 words) is the ratio of the air's actual water vapor content to its potential water vapor capacity at a give temperature

(a)  

A(n) (a)   is best described as visible aggregates of minute water droplets or tiny crystals of ice suspended in the air.

Frozen or semifrozen rain formed when raindrops freeze as they pass through a layer of cold air is called (a)  

The term (a)   refers to the maximum possible quantity of water vapor that the air can hold at any given temperature and pressure.

Sheets or layers of clouds that cover much or all of the sky are called (a)   clouds.

The temperature to which air would have to be cooled to reach saturation is the ___ ____ (2 words).

(a)  

Nearly spherical ice pellets which have concentric layers and are formed by the successive freezing of layers of water are referred to as (a)  

A cloud with its base at or very near Earth's surface is referred to as (a)   .

A dry area on the lee side of a mountain that forms as air descends and is warmed by compression, is called a(n) ___ ___ (2 words)

(a)  

A(n) (a)   is a line on a weather map that connects places of equal air pressure.

A(n) (a)   is a seasonal reversal of wind direction associated with large continents, especially Asia.

Air that flows horizontally with respect to Earth's surface is referred to as (a)  

A(n) ___ ___ is a local wind flowing from land toward the water during the night in coastal areas. (2 words)

(a)  

A wind blowing down the leeward side of a mountain and warming by compression is called a(n) (a)   .

A(n) ___ ___ is a local wind blowing from the sea during the afternoon in coastal areas. (2 words)

(a)  

A(n) ___ ___ is a swift (120 to 240 km/hour), high-altitude wind. (2 words)

(a)  

A center of high atmospheric pressure is called a(n) (a)  

The (a)   are the dominant west-to-east winds that characterize the regions on the poleward sides of the subtropical highs.

The ___ ___ are wind belts located on the equatorward sides of the subtropical highs. (2 words)

(a)  

A(n) ___ ___ is an immense body of air characterized by a similarity of temperature and moisture at any given altitude. (2 words)

(a)  

A(n) (a)   is a boundary that separates different air masses, one warmer than the other and often higher in moisture content.

A tropical cyclonic storm having winds in excess of 74 miles per hour is called a(n) (a)  

A(n) ___ ___ is a tropical cyclone with winds between 38 and 74 miles per hour. (2 words)

(a)  

A(n) ___ ___ is the area where an air mass acquires its characteristic properties of temperature and moisture.

(a)  

When cold air is actively advancing into a region occupied by warmer air, the boundary is called a(n) ___ ___. (2 words)

(a)  

When the surface position of a front moves so that warm air occupies territory formerly covered by cooler air, it is called a(n) ___ ___. (2 words)

(a)  

A(n) (a)   is a small, very intense cyclonic storm with exceedingly high winds, most often produced along cold fronts in conjunction with severe thunderstorms.

When conditions appear favorable for tornado formation, a ___ ___ is issued for areas covering about 25,000 miles. (2 words)

(a)  

A(n) (a)   is a storm of relatively short duration produced by a cumulonimbus cloud and accompanied by strong wind gusts, heavy rain, lightning, thunder, and sometimes hail.

A(n) ___ ___ is a dome of water that sweeps across the coast near the point where the eye of the hurricane makes landfall. (2 words)

(a)  

A(n) ___ ___ is issued when a funnel cloud has actually been sighted or is indicated by radar. (2 words)

(a)  

During the winter, a highly localized storm occurring along the leeward shores of the Great Lakes often creates what is known as a(n) ___ ___. (2 words, 1 hyphenated)

(a)  

Earth's ___ ___ consists of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, solid Earth, biosphere, and cryosphere and involves the exchanges of energy and moisture that occur among the five parts. (2 words)

(a)  

Nearly half of Australia is a(n) ___ ___, and much of the remainder is a steppe climate. (2 words)

(a)  

The (a)   climate is a treeless climate found almost exclusively in the Northern Hemisphere.

When the particles in a substance move faster, the (a)   increases.

In (a)   , heat flows from the higher temperature matter to the lower temperature matter by direct contact.

When heat is transferred through (a)   , energy travels in all directions from its source.

A hot-air balloon rises into the sky because of the a form of heat transfer known as (a)   .

Temperature variations are (a)   over land than over water.

In general, temperatures at high altitudes tend to be (a)   than temperatures at lower altitudes.

(a)   occurs when light bounces off an object.

The thin blanket of gases and tiny particles that surrounds Earth is the (a)   .

(a)   gases trap heat in the atmosphere and help to moderate global temperatures.

Air density (a)   as altitude increases.

Temperatures in the troposphere (a)   with higher altitude.

High-speed particles traveling outward from the sun make up solar (a)   .

Density and pressure of air are higher when air temperature is (a)   .

The zone of charged solar particles that cause the aurora is the (a)  

The lowest layer of the atmosphere (a)   .

Layer of the atmosphere with the coldest temperatures (a)  

The most abundant gas in the atmosphere is (a)   .

Ozone is concentrated in which atmospheric layer?

(a)  

Above the stratosphere is a layer called the (a)   where temperatures decrease with an increase in altitude.

Located adjacent to red on the electromagnetic spectrum, and having a longer wavelength, is (a)   radiation, which we cannot see but which we can detect as heat.

The closest invisible wavelengths to violet on the electromagnetic spectrum are called (a)   and are responsible for sunburns.

The fraction of of the total radiation encountered that is reflected by a surface is called its (a)   .

Layer of the atmosphere where the International Space Station orbits

(a)  

Outermost layer of the atmosphere

(a)  

Layer of the atmosphere that contains the ozone layer.

(a)  

Part of the thermosphere where electrons flow in electric currents

(a)