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Chapter 23 Study Notes
Water in the Atmosphere
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A cloud whose name has the prefix ____- or the suffix –nimbus is ___________. nimbo rain-producing
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An instrument that measures precipitation by bouncing radio waves off rain or snow is ____________ ________. Doppler radar
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An instrument that measures relative humidity with two identical thermometers is a ________. psychrometer.
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Cloud _______ sometimes ________ and sometimes _______ precipitation. seeding increases decreases
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Clouds that begin to form at very _____ altitudes, covering large areas of sky and often blocking out the sun, are ____ clouds. low stratus
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Clouds that often bring _______ are_____________. thunderstorms cumulonimbus
7 ______ is the process in which water
_____ changes into a liquid. Condensation vapor
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________ ______ are ice and dust particles. Condensation nuclei
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________ ______ must be present in order for clouds to form. Condensation nuclei
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_____ is the process by which fast-moving molecules escape from a ______ to form water vapor. Evaporation liquid
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If enough energy is ______ by liquid water the water will change to a ____. absorbed gas
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If the temperature stays the same and the air becomes _____ moist, the relative humidity will ________. more increase
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In cloud seeding, _______ crystals are used as freezing nuclei. silver-iodide
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__________ _______ is the heat energy absorbed or released by a substance during a _________ change. Latent heat phase
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Most _________ comes from _____ oceans. evaporation equatorial
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Precipitation in the form of ____ of ice is ____. lumps hail
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Precipitation that occurs when rain falls through a layer of freezing air close to the ground is known as ____. sleet
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_________ is the process by which a ____ changes directly into a ___. Sublimation solid gas
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Technology that can save lives by ______ people of an approaching storm is Doppler ______. warning radar
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The _____ of the clouds marks the ________ _______. base condensation level
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The clouds with the _____ altitude of any clouds in the sky are _____ clouds. highest cirrus
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The condensation that occurs when air comes into contact with _______ and cools is called _____. grass dew
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The ______ point is the temperature at which the rate of _______ equals the rate of evaporation. dew condensation
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The most ______ form of solid precipitation is ____. common snow
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The most _______ in the atmosphere is found over air near places like Hawaii that are ____ the equator. moisture near
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The process of ____ formation that occurs when one body of moist air combines with another body of moist air with a different temperature is called ______. cloud mixing
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The process that causes _____ formation when a moving mass of air meets a mountain range is called _____. cloud lifting
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When the air ________ decreases, the rate of ______ decreases. temperature evaporation
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