Vocabulary
What is the name of the layer of the atmosphere where most weather happens?
Troposphere
Name 1 type of cloud.
Cirrus/altostratus/nimbostratus/cumulus/stratus/cumulonimbus/altocumulus
Which form of water has the most energy?
Water vapor, liquid water, or ice.
Water vapor.
What force causes rain to fall?
Gravity
Name 3 things in the sky that contain water.
Air/clouds/hail/ice/snow
When water vapor in an air parcel cools, it can _________ into liquid water, which can form a cloud.
Condense
An air parcel is made of which form of water?
Water vapor.
The temperature of the troposphere is…
…lower, the further up you go.
Name the tool that is commonly used to measure temperature.
Thermometer
When does an air parcel stop rising?
When its temperature is equal to that of the outside air.
What do you call the process by which liquid water is transformed into water vapor?
Evaporation
A cloud is made of which form of water?
Liquid water (in the form of small droplets).
Energy always transfers from…
…warm air to cold air.
Barometer
What is the freezing temperature of water?
32 degrees Fahrenheit or 0 degrees Celsius.
What do you call the scientific study of weather?
Meteorology
The more an air parcel loses energy and cools, the more __________ will happen.
Rainfall
If an air parcel is _______________ the temperature of that layer of the troposphere, it will rise.
Warmer than
California suffered huge floods in 1862, because…
…unusually warm weather caused lots of ocean water to evaporate into the air, forming powerful storms.
How does the amount of surface water contribute to rainfall?
A high amount of surface water means that a lot of it may evaporate, contributing to the total amount of water vapor once the air parcel has cooled.
Define forensics.
Scientific methods used to reconstruct and understand a mystery.
Name one reason that a cloud could form without producing rain.
There aren't enough droplets of water to collide and form large drops
It may be so hot that the rain evaporates while it is still high in the air
Describe how an air parcel gains and loses energy as it becomes a cloud.
[Teacher's discretion]
Who was Joanne Simpson?
The first woman to earn a PhD in meteorology and a pioneer in studying clouds.
Name 3 forms of precipitation.
Rain, snow, sleet or hail.