Weather Patterns

Which process occurs when liquid water changes to gas and enters the atmosphere?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• runoff

What part of the illustration shows Evaporation?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

There were two rainstorms in New Jersey last fall. Before Storm 1, New Jersey’s temperature was 8°C. Before Storm 2, the temperature was 16°C. Before both storms, the temperature of the surrounding areas was the same and wind was blowing toward New Jersey. There was the same amount of water vapor before Storm 1 and Storm 2. Which storm likely had more rainfall?

• Storm 2. Wind pushed more water vapor out of the warmer air parcel.

• Storm 2. Wind pushed the warmer air parcel even higher and the air parcel lost more energy.

• Storm 1. The cooler air parcel had less energy at the surface, so when wind pushed it higher, it gained more energy.

• Storm 1. Wind caused cooler air from above the air parcel to move down, causing the air parcel at the surface to lose more energy.

Liquid water droplets suspended in the air

• air parcel

• cloud

• condensation

• stability

What causes rain to fall from an air parcel?

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

• the air parcel is warmer than the surrounding air, so it gained energy

• the air parcel is the same low temperature as the surrounding air, so it had low energy

In which part of the atmosphere does a cloud form

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• troposphere

• geosphere

What happens when an air parcels temperature starts to increase?

• the air parcel will stay low to the ground

• the air parcel will disappear into the air

• the air parcel will get much colder

• the air parcel will travel up into the atmosphere

When energy flows out of the air parcel, the clouds temperature will

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

• never change

Precipitation is when

• water falls to the earth as rain, snow, or hail

• water vapor cools down and forms a cloud

• water that runs off into the ocean

• water enters the atmosphere

Definition:

the force on a surface caused by the weight of the atmosphere pressing down on Earth

• change

• atmosphere

• Air pressure

• air parcel