Nameless Category 1
Conditions such as rain, clouds, and wind at a particular time and place
weather
An amount of air that moves as a unit
air parcel
Released from clouds (i.e., rain, snow)
precipitation
water as a gas
water vapor
The layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth, where weather happens
troposphere
A measure of how hot or cold something is
The process by which a liquid changes into a gas
True or False:
All air contains water.
True
when something becomes different over time
change
something we observe to be similar over and over again
pattern
Liquid water droplets suspended in the air
The process by which a gas changes into a liquid
condensation
The ability to make things move or change
energy
when something stays mostly the same over time
stability
When an air parcel starts with a ___ temperature, it will rise higher and lose more energy, causing ___ rainfall.
higher, more
The movement of air in a particular direction
wind
When water vapor in an air parcel cools it can ___ into liquid water which can form a ___ and falls as rain.
condense, cloud
To move from one object to another or one place to another
transfer
The more an air parcel loses energy and cools, the ___ rainfall can happen.
more
Systems go through periods of ___ and periods of ___.
stability, change
If an air parcel is warmer than the surrounding air, it will...
...rise
Energy transfers from ___ air to ___ air until their temperatures become equal.
When liquid water becomes warmer it can ___ and become ___ in the air.
evaporate, water vapor
The troposphere is ___ at the surface and ___ at its highest point.
warmest, coldest
If an air parcel is ___ than the surrounding air, it will rise.
warmer