Weather Pattern Review

What could have been different on Day 2 to cause rainfall?

• The air parcel was cooler than the surrounding air on Day 2, so it gained energy on Day 2

• The air parcel was warmer than the surrounding air on Day 2, so it gained energy on Day 2.

• The air parcel was warmer than the surrounding air on Day 2, so it lost energy on Day 2.

• The air parcel was at the same low temperature as the surrounding air on Day 2, so it had low energy on Day 2.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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.

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

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

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which storm likely had more rainfall?

• 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.

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

• 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.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6