Water in Atmosphere

Clouds form when ______________ rises, cools and condenses into tiny droplets that join together.

• rain

• snowflakes

• smoke

• water vapor

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When water loses thermal energy the droplets come together another name for that is __________

• Condense

• evaporate

• crystalize

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

When water condenses it forms a

• puddle

• cloud

• storm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

When liquid changes to a gas at the surface of the liquid it is called

• boiling

• freezing

• evaporation

• condensation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Organize these options into the right categories!

Groups:

(a) TRUE STATEMENTS

,

(b) FALSE STATEMENTS

• If the dew point is above freezing, ice crystals will form.

• As air cools, the amount of moisture it can hold decreases.

• The temperature at which condensation begins is called the DEW POINT.

• Cold air holds less water than warm air.

• As water vapor expands, it forms tiny droplets of water or ice crystals.

• The temperature at which condensation begins is called RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

• As water vapor condenses, it forms tiny droplets of water or ice crystals.

• Cold air holds more water than warm air.

• If the dew point is above freezing, water droplets will form.

• As air cools, the amount of moisture it can hold increases.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Match the following

• The percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount the air can hold

• Humidity

• The measure of the amount of water vapor in the air

• Relative humidity

• The temperature at which condensation begins

• Dew Point

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

At night, after a long humid day, the ground cools. The cold Earth also cools the air just above the ground. The next morning, the sun causes the water droplets that are close to the ground to condensate.

What does this create?

• Fog

• Rain

• Specific Humidity

• A front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Match the following situations to how the relative humidity will be affected.

• Relative Humidity May Stay Same

• Air temperature grows colder, and no new moisture is added to the air.

• Relative Humidity Will Drop

• Air temperature grows warmer, and new moisture is added to the air.

• Relative Humidity Will Rise

• Air temperature grows warmer, and moisture is taken from the air.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Label the subsystems of the larger Earth system.

a

b

c

d

Biosphere

Hydrosphere

Geosphere

Atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

How does energy from the sun cause evaporation?

• It causes animals to have transpiration

• It attracts water molecules

• It breaks the bond between the water molecules

• It breaks the bond between the water and the ground

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4