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- Q 1/19Score 0Wispy, feathery clouds made of ice crystals that form at high levels.29cirrus clouds
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- Q1Wispy, feathery clouds made of ice crystals that form at high levels.cirrus clouds30s
- Q2A type of cumulus cloud that is tall and gray, and associated with thunderstorms.Cumulonimbus30s
- Q3clouds that look like fluffy, rounded piles of cottonCumulus clouds30s
- Q4An extremely dry area with little water, In addition to low rainfall (less than 10 inches/year), these are characterized by a high rate of water loss from the ground (evaporation) and through plants (transpiration).desert30s
- Q5water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the airdew30s
- Q6The temperature at which condensation beginsdew point30s
- Q7Ice formed when water vapor changes directly into ice crystalsfrost30s
- Q8A tropical storm that has winds of about 119 kilometers per hour or higher.hurricane30s
- Q9An instrument used to measure relative humidityhygrometer/psychrometer30s
- Q10A line (imaginary or in a diagram) that connect points of equal air pressureisobars30s
- Q11A line (imaginary or in a diagram) connecting points where ice is present for approximately the same number of days in winter.isopag30s
- Q12A line on a chart of equal magnitude of vertical wind shear.isoshear30s
- Q13A line (imaginary or in a diagram) that connect points of equal wind speedisotachs30s
- Q14A line (imaginary or in a diagram)that connect points of equal temperatureisotherms30s
- Q15Low precipitation on the far side (leeward side) of a mountain when prevailing winds flow up and over a high mountain or range of high mountains. This creates semiarid and arid conditions on the leeward side of a high mountain range.rain shadow effect30s
