Evaporation
Does energy transfer from the sun go towards the air parcel or away in evaporation
towards
Does energy transfer towards an air parcel or away from an air parcel during condensation?
away
If a cloud becomes saturated ( full of water) what part of the water cycle will happen?
precipitation
True or false, Warm air parcels rise higher into the troposphere.
true
This word means air that moves as a unit (air in the box).
air parcel
Evaporation is the process of changing from a liquid to a gas or a gas to a liquid?
Liquid to a gas.
Is condensation a liquid changing to a gas or a gas changing to a liquid?
a gas changing to a liquid
Name the missing form of precipitation: rain, hail, sleet, and __________.
snow
What states of matter can be involved in the water cycle?
solid, liquid, and gas
This is the part of the atmosphere where weather happens
Troposphere
Does evaporation involve transferring energy from the sun to the air parcel or the sun to the surface and then to the air parcel
the sun to the surface and then to the air parcel
Does condensation involve adding energy or removing energy?
removing energy
What force causes precipitation to fall from the clouds?
gravity
Which air parcel will transfer out the most energy if both of them have 10 degree surrounding air, the 40 degree air parcel or the 10 degree air parcel?
the 40 degree air parcel
When does the energy stop transferring out of an air parcel to the surrounding air?
When the air parcel temperature is the same as the surrounding air.
Evaporation is a process that changes water from a liquid to a gas. What is that gas called?
water vapor
When they rise, they lose energy. Are they air parcels or clouds?
air parcels
What state of matter, of precipitation, is missing: liquid and _______
solid
Energy is transferred from a cold air parcel to the cold air, warm air parcel to the warm air, or a warm air parcel to the cold air?
warm air parcel to the cold air
This word means the short-term conditions such as rain, clouds, and wind at a particular time and place.
weather
Which happens first evaporation or condensation?
evaporation
Are clouds made of water vapor or liquid?
liquid
If evaporation is step number 1 in the water cycle, what step is precipitation?
three
Day 1 and Day 2 two air parcels have the same amount of water vapor. It rained day 2 and not day 1. On day 2, was the air parcel warmer than the surrounding air or was the surrounding air warmer than the air parcel?
The air parcel was warmer than the surrounding air.
This word means liquid water droplets suspended in the air
cloud