Weather Name__________________

3. Clouds can affect the temperature on Earth’s _________. During the day, thick clouds block some of the Sun’s rays. This keeps the surface from heating up as much as it would on a clear day.
4. When water vapor condenses, it forms clouds and ___________.
6. Stratus clouds that produce precipitation are called this.
9. The average of weather over a long time.
10. Clouds form when air in the ______ reaches the dew point.
11. _______ falls if the air temperature is above freezing (32 degrees).
12. At night, thick clouds prevent ______ from radiating out into space. This keeps the surface warmer than it would be on a clear night.
13. Clouds that form on the ground.
14. Warm air is ______ dense, so it rises. When this happens, more dense air flows in to take its place. The flowing surface air is wind.

1. This forms when snow melts as it falls through a layer of warm air then refreezes.
2. The conditions of the atmosphere at a given time and place.
5. Weather occurs because of ________ heating of the atmosphere. The source of heat is the sun.
7. The _______ at which water vapor condenses is called the dew point.
8. The amount of water vapor in the air.
12. ______ humidity increases the chances of clouds and precipitation.