Weather Review Study Guide

Rain, snow, sleet or hail falling from the sky is _______.

The process of water vapor changing to a liquid is called ______.

Any form of water that falls from clouds is called

Violent storms generally form along

Transfer of energy from the Sun to Earth's surface

When cool, dense air from over the water flows inland, it's called a

A ____ is a large body of air that has the same properties as the Earth's surface it's over

The boundary between cold and warm air masses is called a _____.

Humidity is a measure of the amount of water vapor air is holding compared to what it can .

Weather maps are drawn with lines connecting points of equal temperature . These are __.

fog is a ___ cloud that forms near the ground

Lines on a weather map connecting areas of equal pressure are called ___>

_____ can be produced by thunderstorms

Transfer of energy through contact

Heat transfer between two substances that are in contact is called

areas of low pressure usually have ______.

Transfer of energy from land and water to air by direct contact

Convection takes place because

Precipitation and storms occur

Sea and land breezes are caused by

A violent, whirling wind that moves in a narrow path over land is called a

Wispy clouds usually consisting of ice crystals that signal fair weather

energy that is associated with the motion of particles of a substance is called.

Clouds form as warm air rises , expands and cools, then _______________ into tiny drops

Transfer of heat causing differences in air density

Transfer of energy through space

clouds formed at medium or low elevatiosn that are spread out in layers.