Monday, January 4, 2016

ELECTRIC STORM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We refer to the amount of water vapor in the air as humidity. 

the more water  vapor there is the more humid the air is. 

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Energy is what makes things move or change.   the sun provides our planet with tremendous amounts of energy. the sun's  heat and light make earth and the air around it heat up . and when the sun isn't out, things cool down. these changes cause many different kinds of weather. 2
The sun heats the earth and makes the air   near the surface hot. when this air rises  it makes warm gusts of air called updrafts. thanks to updrafts, water vapor that evaporates, from lakes and oceans  travels high into the sky where it forms clouds. 3
A front  is the boundary between two masses of air that have different temperatures and humidity. since could air is heavier than warm air , it pushes warm air up ans out of the way.4



the higher you travel in the atmosphere the cooler  the air is warm air rises but it becomes cooler as it moves away from the sun-heated earth . it continues to rise because it is still warmer  than the surrounding air. cooler air makes water vapor cool down too . Eventually, it cools enough to condense into into a liquid tiny water droplets group together to make clouds! when you see a cloud you really  looking at millions of water droplets  



did you now that cumulonimbus clouds can reach heights of more than 9 miles (15 km) high!    

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