6.3 Weather, Climate & Water Cycle (Part 1 study guide)

Front

What is humidity?

Back

The water vapor in the air

Front

What is density?

Back

How closely particles are packed in a given space

Front

What is evaporation?

Back

When liquid particles gain energy and become a gas.

Front

What causes condensation?

Back

When water vapor particles cool down and lose energy

Front

How is heat transferred through conduction?

Back

When particles are touching/colliding and transferring their energy

Front

How is heat transferred through radiation?

Back

When light is absorbed into objects increasing their energy

Front

Why does warm air rise?

Back

The particles are less dense and more spread out

Front

What are cloud condensation nuclei or CCN?

Back

Small solid particles in the air that water vapor can condense on

Front

What happens to a warmed parcel of air as it rises into the atmosphere?

Back

It transfers its energy to the cooler air surrounding it

Front

Gravity pulls down more on objects with?

Back

More mass