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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-ESS2-5

The process of a gas (water vapor) changing to a liquid (AKA creating a cloud) is...

• air parcel

• change

• cloud

• condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Liquid water droplets suspended in the air is called a/an...

• air parcel

• cloud

• condensation

• stability

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What causes rain to fall from an air parcel?

• the air parcel is warmer than the surrounding air, so it loses energy

• the air parcel is warmer than the surrounding air, so it gained energy

• the air parcel is the same low temperature as the surrounding air, so it had low energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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

• True

• False

An air parcel stops rising once it

• loses all of its energy

• becomes the same amount of energy/temperature as the surrounding air

• gains double the amount of its initial energy/temperature

• lose all water vapor

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

(T/F) A transfer of energy happened each time to create water vapor, clouds, and precipitation.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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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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.

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