The Water Cycle
The proces by which a gas changes into a liquid
Condensation
The troposphere is warmest at the (surface/or highest) point.
Surface
A measure of how hot or cold something is
Temperature
What all air contains
Oxygen and Water
What do air parcels release as it rises
Energy
rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds onto the ground
Precipitation
Energy transfers from warm air to cold air until their temeratures become_________________.
Equal
Liquid water droplets suspended in the air
Cloud
When liquid water becomes warmer it can evaporate and become _____________ ________________ in the air.
Water Vapor
What part of the atmosphere does an air parcel rise into?
Troposphere
When liquid water becomes a gas
Water vapor
What happens when an air parcel is warmer than the surrounding air
It will rise
Conditions such as rain, clouds and wind at a particular time and place
Weather
The more an air parcel loses energy and cools, the more ____________________ can happen.
Rainfall
Did the temperature decrease or increase when wind was added?
Decrease
The source of energy that drives the water cycle
Energy from sunlight
The warmer an air parcel is, the ________ it will rise into the troposphere.
Higher
Something we observe to be similar over and over again
Pattern
What happens when water vapor in an air parcel cools and condenses into liquid water?
It forms a cloud
In the sim we saw that wind moves from an area of ________ pressure to an area of ________ pressure.
High pressure to low pressure.
The continuous movement of water within the Earth and atmosphere.
The Water Cycle
In chapter 3, we learned that this can push an air parcel higher into the troposphere, leading to even more rain.
To move from one object to another or one place to another
Transfer
What are two things so far that we know have caused more severe storms in Galetown
The lake and high temps
Name two things that impact how much an air parcel will rise.
Pressure (wind)
Energy (sunlight)
Surface water (lakes)