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1 Weather Air Temperature Air near Earth's Surface Temperature Temperature Warmer Colder is less dense has low pressure holds more water vapor is more dense has high pressure holds less water vapor

Weather Weather Air Temperature Air near Earth's Surface Temperature Temperature Warmer Colder is less dense has low pressure holds more water vapor is more dense ... 3 Water falling

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WeatherAir Temperature

Air near Earth's Surface

TemperatureTemperatureWarmer Colder

isless dense

has low pressure

holdsmore watervapor

ismoredense

hashigh pressure

holdslesswatervapor

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Water falling from the clouds

The amount of water vapor present in the air is called ______________

Review Question...

The state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place is called _________

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Answers to homework questions

Why can more water vapor be present in warm are than in cold air?

At warmer temperatures the water molecules move quickly and don't easily cometogether.  At cooler temperatures, molecules in air move more slowly.   The slower movement allows water vapor molecules to stick together and form droplets. 

1 Water vapor condenses when it cools to the dew point

2. Humidity is the amount of water vapor present in the air.  Relative humidity is the amount of water vapor present in the air compared to the amount that is needed for saturation.

3. Cloud form when warm, moist air is lifted and cools to its dew point.  Water vaporcondenses around dust particles and forms cloud drops.

4.  cloud droplets combine and grow large enough to fall to Earth.  The temperature of the atmosphere determines the type of precipitation. 

Fronts

A boundary between 2 air masses that have different density, moisture, or temperature is called a front

Cloudiness, precipitation and storms sometimes occur at frontal boundaries

Types of frontscoldwarmoccludedstationary click here to view video on fronts

Cold FrontCold Front Warm Front

Occluded Front Stationary Front

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