Air Parcels
Hyde Park has two storms in May. It's warm and windy before Storm 1 and cool and not windy before Storm 2. Which storm will have more rainfall and why?
Storm 1, because wind will push the warmer air parcel higher up and it will lose more energy.
Steve leaves a glass of water on his desk, and when he comes back, there are water drops on the glass. Where did the water come from, and how?
a) The air in the room
b) Water inside the bottle
For rainfall to occur, an air parcel must:
a) lose energy
b) gain energy
a) Lose energy
True or false (explain if false): Wind causes more rain by pushing more water vapor out of an air parcel.
False, it pushes the air parcel higher up so it loses more energy.
The air temperature is higher in Hyde Park than in Lowell. Why is this?
a) More energy is transferred from the sun to the ground, and then to the air in Hyde Park.
b) More energy is transferred from the sun to the air, and then to the ground in Hyde Park.
c) More energy is transferred from the center of the earth to the air in Hyde Park.
d) There is more wind in Lowell, and the wind transfers the energy out of the air.
a) More energy is transferred from the sun to the ground, and then to the air in Hyde Park.
a) an air parcel that is 30 degrees with no wind
b) an air parcel that is 15 degrees with wind
c) an air parcel that is 30 degrees with wind
c) an air parcel that is 30 degrees with wind
How does warmer weather impact an air parcel?
It makes it move higher up in the troposphere, so it loses more energy and produces more rain.
If Sarah leaves a bowl of soup in a room, how cold will it get?
a) in between its starting temperature and the temperature of the room
b) as cold as the temperature of the room
c) ten degrees colder than the temperature of the room
d) ten degrees warmer than the temperature of the room
b) as cold as the temperature of the room
What are the two main factors that change the amount of rainfall an air parcel produces?
Wind and temperature