Unit 2 Vocabulary quiz 4 2023-24
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10 questions
Choose the word that BEST matches the definition.
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Holding as much water or moisture as air can hold.
Holding as much water or moisture as air can hold.
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The process by which a gas, such as water vapor, becomes a liquid.
The process by which a gas, such as water vapor, becomes a liquid.
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The amount of water vapor that is in the air.
The amount of water vapor that is in the air.
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A dark-based storm cloud capable of impressive vertical growth and producing heavy precipitation, lightning, and hail.
A dark-based storm cloud capable of impressive vertical growth and producing heavy precipitation, lightning, and hail.
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Rain that falls as rain but freezes into ice as soon as it hits a surface that’s temperature is lower than the freezing point of water.
Rain that falls as rain but freezes into ice as soon as it hits a surface that’s temperature is lower than the freezing point of water.
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Frozen ice pellets that form when snow crystals melt as they hit warm air, then refreeze when the raindrops fall through a layer of freezing air.
Frozen ice pellets that form when snow crystals melt as they hit warm air, then refreeze when the raindrops fall through a layer of freezing air.
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Narrow bands of strong wind in the upper atmosphere that follow the boundaries between warm and cold air masses and generally blow from west to east across the globe.
Narrow bands of strong wind in the upper atmosphere that follow the boundaries between warm and cold air masses and generally blow from west to east across the globe.
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Balls of ice that form in updrafts of air in cumulonimbus clouds.
Balls of ice that form in updrafts of air in cumulonimbus clouds.
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The percentage of water vapor that is in a volume of air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor that the air can hold.
The percentage of water vapor that is in a volume of air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor that the air can hold.
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A large body of air where temperatures and moisture content are constant or the same throughout.
A large body of air where temperatures and moisture content are constant or the same throughout.