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Science
9th Grade
02/06/2009

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Term
Clouds
Definition
made of liquid water droplets
Term
Snow is
Definition
NOT frozen rain
Term
Cloud Classification
Definition
Height and shape
Term
Cloud heights
Definition
High: cirro
Low/Middle: alto
Term
Cumulus
Definition
fluffy
Term
Cirrus
Definition
wispy
Term
Stratus
Definition
flat
Term
How to make a cloud
Definition
water vapor + cooling temperature to saturation + "cloud dust"
Term
Why does wind NOT blow in a straight line?
Definition
Corilis Effect: bends winds to the right in the Northern Hemisphere.
Term
Condensation
Definition
gas -> liquid
Term
Dew Point
Definition
Temperature at which condensation occurs
Term
When do you observe dew the most?
Definition
in the morning
Term
What do you think would occur if the dew point is below o degrees C?
Definition
Frost
Term
How are other ways you can tell the air is saturated
Definition
snow or percipitation
Term
Relative humidity
Definition
a measure of how much water vapor is in the air at a certain temperature
Term
sling psychrometer
Definition
an instrument used in measuring humidity
Term
What must happen for dew or Clouds to form?
Definition
must be cooled to dew point
Term
what must happen for snow to form?
Definition
temperature in clouds must be extremely cold (-20)
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