Vocab
air that moves as a unit
air parcel
the process by which a gas changes into a liquid
condensation
the movement of air in a particular direction
wind
Before Storm 1, Hatfield’s temperature at the surface was 31°C. Before Storm 2, the temperature at the surface was 15°C. The storm with more severe storm was . . . because . . .
Storm 1, the air was warmer so lost more energy as it moved higher
Sonya put a glass of water on the table and left the room. When she came back, she found water drops on the outside of the glass. Where did the water on the outside of the glass come from?
The air in the room. Water vapor in the air turned into liquid water.
the force on a surface caused by the weight of the atmosphere pressing down
air pressure
the process by which a liquid changes into a gas
evaporation
water as a gas
water vapor
What conditions could have caused Storm 1 to have more rainfall than Storm 2? Need 2 factors at least
warmer, more wind, more surface water for evaporation
The air temperature of Lawrence is higher than the air temperature of Norristown. What is the main cause for the different air temperatures?
More energy from the sun is transferred to the ground in Lawrence than in Norristown, and that energy transferred to the air above it.
liquid water droplets suspended in the air
cloud
rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds onto the ground
precipitation
a measure of how hot or cold something is
temperature
Sun warms the air directly, True or False? Explain.
False. Sun warms the ground
What is orographic rain?
air parcel rises, cools, condenses and then precipitates on one side of the mountain and the other side of the mountain stays dry
a measure of how much water vapor is in the air
humidity
The higher the air parcel gets . . .
The colder it gets and leads to more condensation
the scientific study of weather
meteorology
Sasha left a hot bowl of soup in a cool room. Her friend tells her that her soup will get cold if she forgets to eat it. How cold could it get?
until equilibrium, same temperature as the room
What is frontal rain?
cold air bumps into warm air, warm air rises over the cold air leading to condensation and rain
the mixture of gases surrounding a planet
atmosphere
If it is a warm and sunny day, what happens to the amount of evaporation
increases
the layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth, where weather happens
troposphere
Storm 1 had an air parcel temperature of 15 degrees with 10 MPH wind. What conditions would lead to a stronger storm 2?
higher then 15 degrees and stronger wind
What is the name of this unit?
Weather Patterns