Unit 5 Weather Patterns Ch. 1 and 2

An air parcel stops rising once it

• loses all of its energy

• loses all water vapor

• gains double the amount of its initial energy/temperature

• becomes the same amount of energy/temperature as the surrounding air

T/F: The surrounding air temperature in the troposphere gets colder the higher you go up.

• True

• False

T/F: A transfer of energy happened each time to create water vapor, clouds and precipitation.

• True

• False

The process of a gas (water vapor) changing to a liquid (AKA creating a cloud) is...

• condensation

• transpiration

• evaporation

• air parcel

An air parcel stops rising once it

• becomes the same amount of energy/temperature as the surrounding air

• loses all of its energy

• loses all water vapor

• gains double the amount of its initial energy/temperature

Water in the form of gas is called...

• cloud

• energy transfer

• air parcel

• water vapor

Liquid water droplets suspended in the air is called a/an...

• condensation

• cloud

• air parcel

• stability

What could explain why Storm 1 had more rainfall than Storm 2?

Before Storm 1, the air parcel at the surface could have been:

• warmer, so when cooler air from above moved down, it lost more energy.

• cooler, so the air parcel had low energy and remained near the surface.

• warmer, so when the air parcel moved higher, it lost more energy.

• cooler, so when the air parcel moved higher, it gained more energy.

The process of a liquid (water) changing to a gas (water vapor)

• energy

• condensation

• evaporation

• air parcel

T/F: When an air parcel gains energy, it forms clouds.

• True

• False