CBM #9 Review

an amount of air that moves as a unit

• energy

• evaporation

• air parcel

• change

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

• warm; stays the same

• coldest; warmest

• warmest; coldest

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An air parcel will rise ....

• When the temperature is the same as the surrounding air

• When it is colder than the surrounding air

• When it is warmer than the surrounding air

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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?

• 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.

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

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How does wind effect a rain storm?

• 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 loses 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

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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

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What factors are causing the large rainstorms? CLICK ALL CORRECT ANSWERS

• high temperature

• wind

• surface water (lake)

• condensation

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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.

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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 more water vapor out of the warmer air parcel.

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

• 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.

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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?

• 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.

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

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