Weather Patterns Critical Juncture Assessment

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

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• runoff

Marisa left a freshly poured cup of hot chocolate on the table. If she leaves it there for a while, how cold could it get?

• If left for a long enough time, it will freeze.

• If left for a long enough time, it will be as cold as the room.

• If left for a long enough time, it will stay just as hot as when it was poured.

The troposphere is coldest where?

• Higher up.

• Closer to the surface of the Earth.

There are two air parcels. Air parcel 1 and air parcel 2 both have the same amount of water vapor. Which one will have more energy transferred out?

• Air Parcel 1

• Air Parcel 2

There are two air parcels. Air parcel 1 and air parcel 2 have the same amount of water vapor. Which air parcel will have more rainfall?

• Air Parcel 1

• Air Parcel 2

Energy is transferred from a _____ air parcel to the _____ surrounding air.

• cold, cold

• cold, warm

• warm, warm

• warm, cold

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 gained energy.

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

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

When water vapor in an air parcel cools and condenses, which way does energy transfer?

• Out of the air parcel.

• Into the air parcel.

When does energy stop transferring out of an air parcel?

• When the air parcel temperature is warmer than the surrounding air.

• When the air parcel temperature is even colder than the surrounding air.

• When the air parcel temperature is the same as the surrounding air.

Choose the answer that best completes this statement. When __________ rise they lose energy.

• air parcels

• energy transfer

• evaporation

• condensation