Glow-up!
Water Edition
Water Edition
What process changes liquid water into water vapor?
EVAPORATION
This is the ability to cause change, such as warming air or causing movement.
ENERGY
a small portion of air that moves together and has the same temperature and moisture
AIR PARCEL
the condition of the atmosphere at a specific time and place
What is moving air called?
WIND
This is water in its gas form that is invisible in the air.
WATER VAPOR
What direction does energy transfer between warm and cold air?
Energy transfers from warm air to cold air.
Where does most weather occur in Earth’s atmosphere?
In the troposphere.
This is when a system stays the same or changes very little over time.
STABILITY
What causes air to move from one place to another?
Differences in air pressure
What happens to water vapor when it cools in the air?
It condenses into liquid water.
(Have to say condensation / condense(s) )
What happens to an air parcel as it loses energy?
It cools and may stop rising.
How does temperature change as you move higher in the troposphere?
It gets colder as altitude increases.
What does change mean in a system?
Change means the system’s conditions are different from before.
How can wind affect an air parcel?
Wind can push air parcels higher into the troposphere.
How does condensation lead to cloud formation?
Condensation forms tiny liquid water droplets that group together to make clouds.
Why does an air parcel that loses more energy cause more rainfall?
More energy loss causes more cooling, which leads to more condensation and rainfall.
Why does a warmer air parcel rise higher in the troposphere?
→ Because it is warmer and less dense than the surrounding air and continues rising until temperatures equalize.
How can a weather system show both stability and change?
Conditions may stay the same for a time, then change when energy or pressure shifts.
a statement that answers a scientific question
CLAIM
Explain how evaporation and condensation work together to cause rain.
Water evaporates into the air, then cools and condenses into droplets that form clouds and fall as rain.
Predict how rainfall would change if an air parcel started with more water vapor and higher temperature.
The air parcel would rise higher, lose more energy, condense more water, and produce more rain.
Explain how the troposphere’s temperature pattern affects rainstorms.
Because the air is colder higher up, rising air parcels lose more energy, which leads to more cooling and rainfall.
Explain how rainstorms are examples of systems going through stability and change.
Air conditions change as energy transfers, leading to rain, then return to stability after the storm.
Describe a scientific claim about rainfall and the evidence that could support it.
→ Example: Rainfall increases when warm, humid air rises.
→ Evidence could include temperature data, humidity levels, and rainfall measurements.