Amplify Weather Patterns

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Day 1 and Day 2 in Greenville started with the same amount of water vapor in the air parcels there. It rained at the end of Day 2 but it did not rain at the end of Day 1. 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-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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.

Tags

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-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

All clouds form when __________ in air parcels comes in contact with colder surrounding air.

• liquid water

• water vapor

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Why might a cloud form without rain?

• Clouds are too high in the troposphere so the water vapor turns to crystals and can't melt.

• There may not be enough water vapor in the air.

• Wind pushes rain clouds high into the troposphere causing water to freeze.

• Some clouds form without water.

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

• transfer

• air parcel

• change

• weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Liquid water droplets suspended in the air

• air parcel

• cloud

• condensation

• stability

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5