More surface water (larger body of water) =

more water vapor and larger storm

less water vapor and smaller storm

less water vapor and larger storm

more water vapor and smaller storm

Air Parcel 1 is the same temperature as the surrounding air. Air parcel 2 is warmer than the surrounding air. Air Parcel 1 and Air Parcel 2 started with the same amount of water vapor in them. Which air parcel will have more rainfall and why?

Air Parcel 2 will lose energy to the surrounding air, which will cause more water vapor to fall as rain.

Both air parcels will have the same amount of rain. They have the same surrounding air temperature, so the same amount of water vapor will fall as rain.

Air Parcel 2 will gain energy from the surrounding air, which will cause more water vapor to fall as rain

Air Parcel 1 is colder than Air Parcel 2, so more water vapor will fall as rain.

How does wind effect a rain storm?

Wind pushes the air parcel even higher in the troposphere and loses more energy

Wind keeps the air parcel closer to the surface so it gains more energy

Wind pushes the air parcel even higher in the troposphere and gains more energy

Wind keeps the air parcel closer to the surface so it loses more energy

Which air parcel will have more rainfall?

An air parcel with a temperature of 30 C and the surrounding temperature -30 C

An air parcel with a temperature of 25 C and the surrounding temperature -30 C

An air parcel with a temperature of 15 C and the surrounding temperature -30 C

When does an air parcel produce rain?

When the air parcel is warmer than the surrounding air, so it lost energy.

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

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

When the air parcel is cooler than the surrounding air, so it gained energy

There were two rainstorms in New York City last month. Before Storm 1, New York City’s temperature at the surface was 31°C. Before Storm 2, the air temperature at the surface was 25°C. The temperature of areas surrounding New York City was the same before both storms. Which storm is likely to have 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.

Rochelle had two rainstorms in February. Storm 1 had more rainfall than Storm 2. The temperature of the surrounding areas was the same before both storms. What conditions could have caused Storm 1 to have more rainfall than Storm 2? Before Storm 1, Rochelle could have been:

warmer than before Storm 2 and windy. Wind pushed the warmer air parcel even higher and the air parcel lost more energy.

warmer than before Storm 2 and windy. Wind pushed more water vapor out of the warmer air parcel.

cooler than before Storm 2 and windy. Wind caused the cooler air from above the air parcel to move down, causing the cooler air parcel at the surface to lose more energy.

cooler than before Storm 2 and windy. Wind pushed the cooler air parcel even higher and the air parcel gained more energy.

Air Parcel 1 is the same temperature as the surrounding air. Air parcel 2 is warmer than the surrounding air. Air Parcel 1 and Air Parcel 2 started with the same amount of water vapor in them. Which air parcel will have more rainfall and why?

Air Parcel 2 will lose energy to the surrounding air, which will cause more water vapor to fall as rain.

Both air parcels will have the same amount of rain. They have the same surrounding air temperature, so the same amount of water vapor will fall as rain.

Air Parcel 1 is colder than Air Parcel 2, so more water vapor will fall as rain.

Air Parcel 2 will gain energy from the surrounding air, which will cause more water vapor to fall as rain.

There were two rainstorms in Rome last month. Before Storm 1, Rome’s temperature at the surface was 21°C. Before Storm 2, the air temperature at the surface was 29°C. The temperature of areas surrounding Rome was the same before both storms. Which storm likely had more rainfall?

Storm 2. 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 cooler and had less energy, so when it moved higher, it gained more energy.

Storm 1. The air parcel at the surface was cooler and had less energy, so with low energy it remained near the surface.

Storm 2. The air parcel at the surface was warmer and had more energy, so when cooler air from above came down, it lost more energy.

Jamestown had two rainstorms in July. Storm 2 had more rainfall than Storm 1. The temperature of the surrounding areas was the same before both storms. What could have caused Storm 2 to have more rainfall than Storm 1? Before Storm 2, Jamestown could have been:

warmer than before Storm 1 and windy. Wind pushed the warmer air parcel even higher and the air parcel lost more energy.

cooler than before Storm 1 and windy. Wind pushed the cooler air parcel even higher and the air parcel gained more energy.

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

warmer than before Storm 1 and windy. Wind pushed more water vapor out of the warmer air parcel.

Air Parcel 1 is warmer than the surrounding air. Air Parcel 2 is at the same temperature as the surrounding air. Air Parcel 1 and Air Parcel 2 started with the same amount of water vapor in them. Which air parcel will have more rainfall and why?

Air Parcel 1 will lose more energy to the surrounding air, which will cause more water vapor to fall as rain.

Both air parcels will have the same amount of rain. They have the same surrounding air temperature, so the same amount of water vapor will fall as rain.

Air Parcel 1 will gain energy from the surrounding air, which will cause more water vapor to fall as rain.

Air Parcel 2 is colder than Air Parcel 1, so more water vapor will fall as rain.

The town of Sedona had two rainstorms in September. Storm 2 had more rainfall than Storm 1. The temperature of the surrounding areas was the same before both storms. What could explain why Storm 2 had more rainfall than Storm 1? Before Storm 2, the air parcel at the surface could have been:

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

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

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

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

There were two rainstorms in Carson City last summer. Before Storm 1, Carson City’s temperature was 32°C. Before Storm 2, the temperature was 18°C. Before both storms, the temperature of the surrounding areas was the same and wind was blowing toward Carson City. There was the same amount of water vapor before Storm 1 and Storm 2. Which storm likely had more rainfall?

Storm 1. Wind pushed the warmer air parcel even higher and the air parcel lost more energy.

Storm 1. Wind pushed more water vapor out of the warmer air parcel.

Storm 2. The cooler air parcel had less energy at the surface, so when wind pushed it higher, it gained more energy.

Storm 2. Wind caused cooler air from above the air parcel to move down, causing the air parcel at the surface to lose more energy.

The air temperature of Syracuse is higher than the air temperature of Binghamton. What is the main cause for the different air temperatures?

More energy from the sun is transferred to the ground in Syracuse than in Binghamton, and that energy transferred to the air above it.

There was less wind in Syracuse and more wind in Binghamton. Wind moved more energy out of the air in Binghamton than in Syracuse.

More energy from the sun is transferred to the air in Syracuse than in Binghamton, and that energy is transferred from the air to the ground below it.

The heat from the center of Earth transferred more energy to the ground in Syracuse than in Binghamton, and that energy transferred to the air above it.

This image shows two different cities that are both located near a body of water. Which city will experience more rainfall and why?

Powell City will experience more rainfall because there is a large amount of surface water.

Powell City will experience more rainfall because there is a small amount of surface water.

Dry City will experience more rainfall because there is a small amount of surface water.

Dry City will experience more rainfall because there is a large amount of surface water.

Day 1 and Day 2 in Pine Brook started with the same amount of water vapor in the air parcels in the area. It rained at the end of Day 2 but it did not rain at the end of Day 1. What could have happened with the air parcel on Day 2 to cause rainfall?

The air parcel was warmer than the surrounding air, so it lost energy

The air parcel was warmer than the surrounding air, so it gained energy.

The air parcel was cooler than the surrounding air, so it gained energy.

The Sun heats the Earth's water. This warm water turns into a vapor, and rises into the atmosphere, where it cools off. What happens to this water vapor?

The water vapor condenses as it cools, then it forms clouds, It later returns to the Earth as precipitation.

The water vapor pushes clouds out of the way as it rises. This causes overcast conditions to occur.

The water vapor evaporates and escapes into space. New water is formed by precipitation.

The water vapor only rises for a very short time then settles back into the ocean unnoticed.

The more energy an air parcel loses = ________________ = bigger storm

higher the air parcel will rise into the troposphere

the slower the air parcel will rise

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Amplify Weather Patterns Unit Review

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Water in the form of a gas

The troposphere is __ at the surface and_ at its highest point.

An air parcel will rise ....

True or False: As an air parcel rises, energy transfers from warm air to cold surrounding air until their temperatures become equal.

More surface water (larger body of water) =

During which part of the water cycle do clouds form?

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The troposphere is ____________ at the surface and___________ at its highest point.

An air parcel will rise ....

True or False: As an air parcel rises, energy transfers from warm air to cold surrounding air until their temperatures become equal.

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During which part of the water cycle do clouds form?

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The troposphere is __ at the surface and_ at its highest point.