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Weather - Vocabulary Exercises

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  • _______ is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time.
    Weather
  • Amount of water vapor in the air in a particular place called ________.
    humidity
  • Which type of cloud forms at high altitudes?
    cirrocumulus
  • Relative humidity may decrease if ______.
    air temperature decreases
  • Basic cloud types are defined on the basis of their _______.
    height and appearance/texture
  • Rain that passes through a layer of freezing air near the ground becomes _____.
    sleet
  • ______ is dew that forms when the air temperature is below freezing.
    Frost dew
  • A cloud located at ground level is called______.
    fog
  • temperature at which air becomes saturated with water vapor called _____.
    dew point
  • The average weather of a region over a long period of time is the region’s _______.
    climate
  • The type of fog that forms when cool air moves over a warm lake is called ______.
    steam fog
  • Type of cloud that grows vertically called ______.
    cumulus cloud