Weather Patterns Amplify Unit Review

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What is the process of a liquid (water) changing to a gas (water vapor)?

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Evaporation

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Which storm is likely to have had more rainfall if the air parcel at the surface was warmer and had more energy?

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Storm 1. The air parcel at the surface was warmer and had more energy, so when it moved higher, it lost more energy.

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True or False: If an air parcel is warmer than its surrounding air, then it will rise.

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True

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What causes rain to fall from an air parcel?

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The air parcel is warmer than the surrounding air, so it loses energy.

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True or False: When an air parcel gains energy, it creates clouds.

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False

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What is the term for the movement of air from high pressure to low pressure?

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Wind

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What is condensation in the context of weather?

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The process where water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water, forming clouds.

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What is the role of energy in the process of evaporation?

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Energy is required to change water from a liquid to a gas.

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What happens to an air parcel as it rises in the atmosphere?

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It expands and cools due to lower pressure.

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What is the term for the boundary between two different air masses?

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