Weather Patterns -Unit Review

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What happens when liquid water becomes warmer?

Back

It can evaporate and become water vapor in the air.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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How does wind affect a rain storm?

Back

Wind pushes the air parcel even higher in the troposphere and loses more energy.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Front

When does an air parcel produce rain?

Back

When the air parcel is warmer than the surrounding air, so it lost energy.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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True or False: All air contains water.

Back

True.

Front

What happens when water vapor in an air parcel cools?

Back

It can condense into liquid water which can form a cloud and fall as rain.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Front

Define evaporation.

Back

The process by which liquid water turns into water vapor.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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What is condensation?

Back

The process by which water vapor cools and turns into liquid water.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What is an air parcel?

Back

A volume of air that can move and change temperature and pressure.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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What role does temperature play in weather patterns?

Back

Temperature affects the energy of air parcels, influencing weather events like rain and storms.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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What is humidity?

Back

The amount of water vapor present in the air.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4