Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Key Concepts
Key Concepts
Freebies
100
the layer of atmosphere that is closest to Earth, where weather happens
Troposphere
100
the amount of air in a particular direction
Wind
100
What is the process by which LIQUID changes into GAS?
evaporation
100
What happens to the energy as the air parcel rises? How does this affect cloud formation?
More energy is being released=big clouds
100
Jake put a bottle of water on the desk and left the room. When he came back, he found water drops on the outside of the bottle. Where did the water on the outside of the bottle come from?
A.The air in the room. Oxygen in the air turned into liquid water.
B. The air in the room. Water vapor in the air turned into liquid water.
C. Water inside the bottle. The water leaked through the bottle.
D.Water inside the bottle. The water moved along the surface of the bottle
B
200
when something mostly stays the same over time
Stability
200
when something becomes different over time
Change
200
What is the process that turns GAS into LIQUID?
Condensation
200
Ian left a cup of hot chocolate in a cool room. His mother tells him that his hot chocolate will get cold if he forgets to drink it. How cold could it get?
A. Colder than the temperature of the room. It will keep cooling down for as long as he leaves it in the room.
B.Only a little colder. It started out much hotter, so it will stop cooling down before it reaches the same temperature of the room.
C.Only a little colder. It will stop cooling down when its temperature is about halfway between its starting temperature and the temperature of the room.
D.Only as cold as the temperature of the room. It will stop cooling down when it is exactly the same temperature as the room.
D
200
Air Parcel 1 is at the same temperature as the surrounding air. Air Parcel 2 is warmer than the surrounding air. Air Parcel 1 and Air Parcel 2 started with the same amount of water vapor in them.
Which air parcel will have more rainfall and why?
A. Air Parcel 1 is colder than Air Parcel 2, so more water vapor will fall as rain.
B.Air Parcel 2 will lose energy to the surrounding air, which will cause more water vapor to fall as rain.
C. Air Parcel 2 will gain energy from the surrounding air, which will cause more water vapor to fall as rain.
D. Both air parcels will have the same amount of rain. They have the same surrounding air temperature, so the same amount of water vapor will fall as rain.
B
300
liquid water droplets suspended in the air
Cloud
300
the force on a surface cause by the weight of the atmosphere pressing down on earth
Air pressure
300
The troposphere is ____________ at the surface and___________ at its highest point.
Warmest; coldest
300
How does a wind effect a rain storm?
Wind pushes the air parcel even higher in the troposphere and loses more energy
300
Kumba had two rainstorms in October. Storm 2 had more rainfall than Storm 1. The temperature of the surrounding areas was the same before both storms.
What could have caused Storm 2 to have more rainfall than Storm 1?
Before Storm 2, Kumba could have been:
A. cooler than before Storm 1 and windy. Wind pushed the cooler air parcel even higher and the air parcel gained more energy.
B. cooler than before Storm 1 and windy. Wind caused the cooler air from above the air parcel to move down, causing the cooler air parcel at the surface to lose more energy.
C.warmer than before Storm 1 and windy. Wind pushed the warmer air parcel even higher and the air parcel lost more energy.
D.warmer than before Storm 1 and windy. Wind pushed more water vapor out of the warmer air parcel.
C
400
the mixture of gases surrounding a planet
Atmosphere
400
rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds onto the ground
Precipitation
400
True or False. All air contains water.
True
400
How does wind move? Indicate from what pressure it moves.
High to Low
400
There were two rainstorms in Marion last fall. Before Storm 1, Marion’s temperature was 9°C. Before Storm 2, the temperature was 26°C. Before both storms, the temperature of the surrounding areas was the same and wind was blowing toward Marion. There was the same amount of water vapor before Storm 1 and Storm 2.
Which storm likely had more rainfall?
A. Storm 1. Wind caused cooler air from above the air parcel to move down, causing the air parcel at the surface to lose more energy.
B.Storm 1. The cooler air parcel had less energy at the surface, so when wind pushed it higher, it gained more energy.
C. Storm 2. Wind pushed more water vapor out of the warmer air parcel.
D.Storm 2. Wind pushed the warmer air parcel even higher and the air parcel lost more energy.
D
500
Conditions such as rain, clouds, and wind at a particular time and place
Weather
500
An amount of air that moves as a unit
Air parcel
500
When does energy stop transferring out of an air parcel?
When the temperatures are equal
500
What are the three claims that support the mystery of the rainstorm in Galetown? Make a list from 1-3.
1. The lake
2. Warmer weather
3. Strong winds
500
The temperature of the areas surrounding Santa Catarina before each storm was about 13°C, and there was the same amount of water vapor in the air.
Given this information, which storm do you predict will have the most rainfall?
Before Storm 1