Amplify Weather Patterns

What could have happened to the air parcel to cause rainfall on Day 2?

• 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 at the same low temperature as the surrounding air, so it had low energy.

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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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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 the air parcel moved higher, it lost more energy.

• warmer, so when cooler air from above moved down, 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.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

If an air parcel is warmer than its surrounding air, then it will rise.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The temperature of the areas surrounding Kochi before each storm was about 10°C and there was the same amount of water vapor in the air. Given this information, which storm do you predict will have the most rainfall, and why?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The surrounding air in the troposphere gets colder the higher you go up.

• True

• False

Conditions such as wind, temperature, cloud at a particular time and place

• transfer

• air parcel

• change

• weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

More surface water (larger body of water) =

• less water vapor and smaller storm

• less water vapor and larger storm

• more water vapor and smaller storm

• more water vapor and larger storm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6