Details Title: 12-5 Precipitation Description: Chapter 12 Section 5 Total Flash Cards: 20 Created: 03/28/2009 13:49:06		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Science Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term What is precipitation Definition any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface Term sleet ice particles are ____________ Definition smaller than 5 mm in diameter Term hail ice particles are ___________ Definition larger than 5 mm in diamter Term what is the difference between sleet and hail? Definition the size of the particles and where they came from Term meteorologists measure rainfall with a Definition rain gauge Term t or f on average 10 cm of snow contains about the same amount of water as 1 cm of rain Definition true Term what do you use to seed clouds? Definition dry ice and silver iodide Term t or f cloud seeding is the most common way to produce rain from clouds and it adds particles to clouds so water vapor can condense Definition true Term t or f cloud seeding has been used to clear fog from airports Definition true Term the energy transfer from a hotter object to a cooler one is Definition heat Term reflection of light in all direction is Definition scattering Term transfer of heat by movements of a fluid is Definition convection Term clouds that form in flat layers are Definition stratus Term a type of breeze that blows from the ocean or a lake to the land is Definition sea breeze Term distance north or south from the equator measured in degrees is Definition latitude Term the average AMOUNT of energy of motion in the molecules of a substance is Definition temperature Term water shortage caused by long periods of low precipitation Definition drought Term an instrument used to measure wind speed Definition an anemometer Term measure of amount of water vapor in the air is called Definition humidity Term clouds that are made mostly of ice crystals that form at high altitudes are called Definition cirrus