Weather

Air ________ is the measure of the average kinetic energy of molecules in the air. Molecules in warm air move _________ than molecules in cooler air.

_______ is the pressure that a column of air exerts on the air or surface below it.

air pressure decreases as altitude ________

A(n) ________ is an instrument used to measure air pressure.

______ is caused by air moving from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.

In a south wind, the wind is coming from the ______

The instrument used to measure wind speed is a(n) _____

The amount of h2o vapor in the air is ____

When air is ________, it holds the max amt of h2o vapor possible at that ______

______ is the amt of h2o vapor in the air compared to the max amt of h2o vapor the air can hold at that temp

Relative humidity is reported as a(n) ______

When air near the ground becomes saturated, the water vapor condenses into a liquid and forms ________

If the temp is below 0 degrees celcius, ice crystals, referred to as ______, form

The temp at which air becomes fully saturated because the temp decreases while the amt of moisture stays constant is the _______

as warm air rises in the atmosphere, it ______

When the air cools enough that the ______ is reached, small droplets of water form

______ are water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere

______ is a cloud that forms near E’s surface

_____ clouds are flat, white, and layered

_____ clouds are fluffy and are present at 2,000 to 6,000 m altitude

_____ clouds are wispy and are present above 6,000 m altitude

_____ is water, in liquid or solid form, that falls from the atmosphere

Precipitation that falls as liquid water is ____

Precipitation that is solid crystals of ice is ___