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Ch 16 (2) DC
Ch 16 (2) DC
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8th Grade
04/09/2013

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Term
Humidity
Definition
Measure of the amount of water vapor in the air.
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Relative Humidity
Definition
the percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount the air could hold.
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condensation
Definition
Water vapor becoming liquid water
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dew point
Definition
The temperature at which condensation begins
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dew
Definition
Water that condenses from the air onto a cold surface
Term
Frost
Definition
ice that has been deposited directly from the air onto a cold surface.
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leeward
Definition
The downwind side of the mountain
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windward
Definition
the side of a mountain or hill that wind pushes air up on
Term
cumulonimbus
Definition
Towering clouds with flat tops that often produce thunderstorms
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Cumulus
Definition
Clouds that look like fluffy cotton, means heap or mass. 2 km up to 18 km above the ground
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Stratus
Definition
Clouds form in flat layers,means “spread out", covers all or most of the sky.
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Cirrus
Definition
Wispy, feathery clouds,only forms at high levels.
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fog
Definition
Clouds that form at or near the ground.
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