Vocabulary
What does CCN stand for? (page 62-63)
Cloud Condensation Nuclei
Most hailstorms in the U.S. occur in where?
Central U.S. (middle of the country)
The temperature of air at a higher altitude is
colder
Compared to the sidewalk, blacktop is ___ in temperature.
warmer
What happened when the balloon was heated? (think back to the video we watched in class)
The balloon rose up and then sunk back down
The amount of water vapor in the air
Humidity
Temperature does this at the time of a hailstorm
The temperature of air at a lower altitude (closer to the ground) is
warmer
Which surface absorbs the most light? (sidewalk, blacktop, dirt)
blacktop
What happened in the soap bubble and bottle investigation when cooled?
The bubble sank down when cooled
The amount of particles in a given space
Density
Windspeed does this at the time of a hailstorm
increases
What is altitude?
height or distance from the ground
More light bounces off of the sidewalk
What happened in the soap bubble and bottle investigation when heated?
Any liquid or solid water that falls from the sky
Precipitation
Humidity does this at the time of a hailstorm
increases
What is released into the atmosphere carrying science tools to measure weather conditions?
weather balloon
The average kinetic energy of particles is_____.
temperature
Why did the bubble rise up when the air in the bottle was heated? (your response should talk about temperature, speed, and spacing of particles)
The particles of air warmed up and moved faster and spread out to take up more space
The layer of gases surrounding the earth
Atmosphere
What time of day do hailstorms usually happen?
afternoon or evening
What is the relationship between altitude and air temperature?
As the altitude increases then the air temperature decreases
Hot air has ____ energy compared to cold air which has ____ energy.
more, less
Look at your work on page 42. In which model are the gas particles in the balloon more densely packed together?
The first one, the one before it was heated