Weather Terms
What is humidity?
The amount of water vapor in the air
Why did the balloon rise when we placed it on the heating pad?
The air inside the balloon warmed up and became less dense, causing the balloon to rise
Typically what months do hailstorms occur?
Warmer months
Hot air _rises/sinks___, Cold air __rises/sinks___.
Hot: Rises
Cold: Sinks
What is evaporation?
When a liquid is turned into water vapor
What happened when we placed the soap film bottle over the cold water? What about when we placed it over the hot water?
Cold water: the soap sunk in to the bottle
Hot water: the soap rose creating a bubble on top of the bottle
What type of clouds typically produce hail storms?
Cumulonimbus
Why does hot air rise?
The particles in the air space out (become less dense) and begin to move faster
What is the term fluids used to represent?
Liquids and gases
What was the water and moving dye lab an example of?
Convection
How do hailstones form?
Water droplets in the clouds collide
What are clouds made of?
Condensed Water Particles
The soap film bottle lab was an example of what type of system?
Closed System
What conditions are needed for hailstorms to occur?
What causes bigger storms to occur?
A big difference in temperature
What are updrafts?
What kept the ping pong ball floating in the same location during the hair dryer/ping pong ball investigation?
The counterbalance between gravity and rising air
What is keeping the ice crystals/hailstones from falling all the time?
Strong updrafts from below
EXPLAIN the difference between weather and climate
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