Weather Patterns

On Day 1 and Day 2, the air parcel above Anzac started with the same amount of water vapor in it. It rained at the end of Day 2 but it did not rain at the end of Day 1.

• The air parcel was cooler than the surrounding air on Day 2, so it gained energy on Day 2 but not on Day 1.

• The air parcel was warmer than the surrounding air on Day 2, so it gained energy on Day 2 but not on Day 1.

• The air parcel was warmer than the surrounding air on Day 2, so it lost energy on Day 2 but not on Day 1.

• The air parcel was at the same low temperature as the surrounding air on Day 2, so it had low energy on Day 2 but not on Day 1.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

There were two rainstorms in Hatfield last month. Before Storm 1, Hatfield’s temperature at the surface was 31°C. Before Storm 2, the temperature at the surface was 15°C. The temperature of areas surrounding Hatfield was the same before both storms. There was the same amount of water vapor in the air parcels before both storms. Which storm had more rainfall?

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

• Storm 1. The air parcel at the surface was warmer and had more energy, so when cooler air from above came down, it lost more energy.

• Storm 2. The air parcel at the surface was cooler and had less energy, so when it moved higher, it gained more energy

• Storm 2. The air parcel at the surface was cooler and had less energy, so with low energy it remained near the surface.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Systems go through periods of ______ and change.

• Stability

• Chaos

• Transformation

• Transition

When liquid water becomes warmer it can _____ and become water vapor in the air.  All air contains water.

• Evaporate

• Condense

• Precipitate

• Weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

When water vapor in an air parcel cools it can _____ into liquid water which can form a cloud and fall as rain.

• Evaporate

• Condense

• Precipitate

• Weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Energy transfers from _____ air to ____ air until their temperatures become equal.

• Warmer to Warmer

• Warmer to Cooler

• Cooler to Cooler

• Cooler to Warmer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When does energy stop transferring between an air parcel and the surrounding air?

• When the air parcel has no more energy

• When the surrounding air has more energy

• When the temperatures are equal

• When the temperature of the surrounding air is higher

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

The more an air parcel ____ energy, the more rainfall can happen.

• Loses

• Gains

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When water gains energy, which of the following processes can occur?

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Crystallization

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Where is the troposphere the warmest?

• Closest to the surface

• Farthest away from the surface

• It depends on the weather