Vocabulary Quiz: Lessons 1-10
Precipitation
rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground
Hail
pellets of frozen rain that falls in showers from cumulonimbus clouds
Humidity
moisture/water vapor in the air
Altitude
the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level
Dense
closely compacted in substance
Evaporation
the process of turning from liquid to vapor
Condensation
water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.
Deposition
when a substance is cooled and it changes form gas to solid
Cloud Condensation Nuclei
any particles that water vapor sticks to as it cools down