When heat from the sun changes liquid water into water vapor (gas).
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When water vapor cools down to form clouds, and/or precipitation?
Condensation
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What is precipitation?
Water vapor in clouds condenses to form rain, sleet, snow or hail.
100
What is the rain shadow effect?
The region is mostly arid due to the rain shadow effect from the surrounding mountain ranges. Without another source of moisture, rain shadow deserts are formed on the far side of these mountains. rain shadow deserts are created by prevailing winds that reach a mountain range
100
What is the name of my bike?
Esperanza
200
What is the largest source for evaporation in the world?
The ocean
200
Why does condensation take place? (two reasons)
1. Drop in temperature
2. Drop in air pressure
200
Why does it rain instead of snowing?
The temperature in the clouds is not cold enough to turn the liquid rain into a solid.
200
Does the rain shadow effect only take place in Washington? If not where are other places that it may take place?
Colorado, California, Tibet, Chile, Argentina
200
What is my current favorite netflix obsession?
House of Cards- Season 3
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What causes evaporation and what does it do to the water molecules?
The sun's heat energy causes the water molecules to move faster and spread out, changing from liquid into gas.
300
What does a drop in air pressure and temperature due to the molecules of water vapor in the clouds?
The molecules slow down, and begin to move together. This forms a liquid or solid we call precipitation.
300
Why do we see high precipitation in the mountains?
The mountains decrease the air pressure the clouds go through, and the temperature causing and increase in condensation and thus precipitation.
300
Why is it called the rain SHADOW effect?
The desert side of the mountains is the rain shadow because it does not receive much water just like the a shadow does not receive light.
300
How does my cat wake me up in the morning?
By digging his claws into my head.
400
Where can we get liquid water for evaporation but not from any body of water (lake, ocean, river etc), what is that called?
Plants, Transpiration
400
Why can you see your own breath when it is cold but not when it is hot?
The cold weather condenses the water vapor as it leaves your mouth making it visible.
400
Do clouds disappear after they have precipitated (rained, snowed, hailed)? Why or why not?
No, even though the clouds have lost some of their weight by precipitating it does not mean they disappear. They still have some water vapor left in them.
400
Why does the rain shadow effect take place?
Student answers
400
How many days of school do we have left?
Around 56 days IN school
500
Why can we see steam but not evaporation?
The process of evaporation takes place over a larger area and at a lower temperature than boiling water. The water is not as densely packed together as it is with boiling water.
500
Why do more clouds condense over Seattle?
There is more water being evaporated and the temperature is much cooler.
500
Why does it ever rain in Connell?
1. Not all the water is lost in the mountains
2. There are other sources of water here