Key Concepts
When liquid water becomes warmer it can _______.
Evaporate
A cloud is made of___.
Water
A cloud is formed when an air parcel_____.
Cools
A lake would effect how much _____ is in the air.
Water Vapor
Where something comes from is a?
Source.
If an air parcel is warmer than the surrounding air it can_____.
Rise
What layer of the atmosphere are clouds in?
Troposphere.
The process of water vapor turning into a cloud is ____.
Condensation
Higher temperatures would increase ______.
Evaporation
Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds onto the ground is?
Precipitation
Energy transfers from _____ air to _____ air until they reach equilibrium.
Warmer, colder.
A cloud is formed when Water condenses meaning it turns from a _____ to a ____
gas, liquid
An air parcel stops transferring energy when the air parcel and the surrounding air reach _______.
Equilibrium
The higher you go into the troposphere, the _____ it is.
Colder
The scientific study of weather is?
Metorology
Air parcels can be pushed higher into the troposphere by ____.
Wind (moving air).
What are fluffy clouds called?
Cumulus.
________ happens when the cloud gets too heavy.
Precipitation
Warm air has_____water vapor than cool air.
More
Moving air is?
Wind
When does an air parcel stop transferring energy?
When the air parcel is at the same temperature (equilibrium) as the surrounding air.
What are the wispy clouds called?
Cirrus.
The water in a cloud sits on ________ in the air.
Dust particles or pollution.
How does wind effect an air parcel?
It can push it higher, causing it to loose more energy.
When something stays mostly the same over time even if there are small changes is?
Stability