VOCAB
True or False
Short Answer
Fill in the blank
Variables
100

The amount of water vapor in the air

Humidity

100

True or False: Hot air is less dense than cold air, so it rises.

True

100

When water evaporates, what is formed in the sky through condensation?

Clouds

100

When water evaporates it changes from a liquid to a _____.

Gas

100

The variable that you are testing

Dependent 

200

Any liquid that falls from the sky to the ground

Precipitation 

200

True or False: The more kinetic energy particles have, the slower they move.

False

200

What are some examples of CCN?

Dust, Pollen, Ash

200


Clouds are formed when _____ is heated and ______, then the _____ cools and ______ and attaches to the particles in the air.

Water; Evaporates; Water Vapor; Condensates

200

The variable that you change

Independent 

300
The process when a liquid heats up and turns into a gas

Evaporation

300

True or False: As temperature decreases, density increases

True

300

Is a hot day or a cold day better for a hail storm? Explain your answer. 

Hot day

300

Warm air is _____(less, more) dense than cold air, and it _____(rises,falls).

Less; Rises

300
The variables you keep the same

Controlled/Constants

400

The process where a gas cools down and turns back into a liquid

Condensation 

400

True or False: When water evaporates, the next step in the water cycle is condensation

True

400

What type of thermal energy transfer is the heat transfer method of hot fluids rising and cold fluids sinking?

Convection

400

A _____ is when a cold air mass advances on a warm air mass and ______ are expected to form.

Cold Front; Thunderstorms

400

Bill's science class wanted to determine what type of environments were the most humid. They created a desert and a beach environment inside two identical 2 Liter plastic Coca-Cola bottle in their science class. They put the same brand of humidity probe inside the bottles and set the bottles in front of heat lamps then measured the humidity every 3 minutes for a total of 15 minutes. What was the independent variable in this experiment?

The type of environment 

500

The layer if gas that surrounds a planet

Atmosphere

500

True or False: 

500

If a ping pong ball is dropped over a hair dryer that is turned on and is suspended in the air, how many forces are acting on that ping pong ball? Explain your answer.

2 forces, gravity and updraft

500

Cold air is _____ (high,low) pressure, while warm air is _____ (high, low) pressure.

high; low

500

Bill's science class wanted to determine what type of environments were the most humid. They created a desert and a beach environment inside two identical 2 Liter plastic Coca-Cola bottle in their science class. They put the same brand of humidity probe inside the bottles and set the bottles in front of heat lamps then measured the humidity every 3 minutes for a total of 15 minutes. What was the dependent variable in this experiment?

Humidity Level

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