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Atmospheric Pictures

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Lightning
An electric spark discharge
In the atmosphere.

Snow
A form of precipitation in
The form of ice crystals
Made from the freezing of
Water vapor.

Photo by blmiers2

Rain
Water that is condensed
From water vapor in
The atmosphere.

Thunder
A loud noise created by
The expansion of air
Heated by lightning.

Sleet
Precipitation in the form
Of ice pellets created by
Freezing rain as it falls.

Photo by robotbrainz

Hail
Precipitation in the form
Of ice pellets or lumps
Of ice.

Photo by tommaync

Condensation
The process of water vapor
Or gas turning to a liquid.

Photo by jenny downing

Evaporation
The process of water
Turning to water vapor.

Photo by kewl

Transpiration
The passage of water through a plant from
its roots.

Photo by nz_willowherb

Freezing Rain
Rain that falls as a liquid but freezes as it falls.

Photo by bobtravis

Precipitation
Falling condensation such as rain, snow, hail or sleet.

Photo by alexbrn

Runoff
Something that drains
or flows off.

Photo by bmward_2000

Groundwater
Water beneath the surface
of the earth consisting of
water that seeps through.

Clouds
Particles of water or ice
suspended in the air.

Photo by kevin dooley

Streams
A body of water flowing
into a channel or
watercourse.

Photo by Jim Dollar

Jet Streams
westerly winds in a relatively narrow and shallow stream in the air.

Photo by gordasm

Humidity
Uncomfortably high
amounts of relative humidity.

Relative Humidity
The amount of water vapor
that is in the air.

Cold Front
the zone separating two air masses, of which the cooler, denser mass is advancing and replacing the warmer one.

Photo by jenny downing

Air mass
A body of air covering a relatively wide area.

Photo by jhoweaa

Tornado
A localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land.

Photo by Nonac_Digi

Fog
A cloud-like mass or layer of minute water droplets or ice crystals near the surface of the earth.

Photo by Steve took it

Rainbow
arc of prismatic colors appearing as the sun reflects off of water droplets.
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