Weather Patterns

When water vapor in an air parcel cools and condenses, which way does energy transfer?

• Out of the air parcel.

• Into the air parcel.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which explains why most of the rain that falls comes from the ocean?

• The majority of evaporation takes place over the ocean.

• The majority of precipitation takes place over the ocean.

• Most rivers deposit fresh water into the ocean.

• Most clouds form near or over the ocean.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What causes condensation to occur? (Select all that apply)

• When an air parcel loses energy

• When an air parcel gains energy

• When an air parcel warms up

• When an air parcel cools down

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The more energy transferred out of an air parcel, the ______________________ occurs

• less condensation

• nothing, air parcels can only gain energy

• more condensation

• more evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Why do warmer air parcels produce more precipitation? (Select all that apply)

• they are less dense and rise higher in the troposphere

• the are more dense and stay at the surface of Earth

• the higher a warm air parcel rises, the greater temperature difference there is

• more energy is transferred out of the warm air parcels

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Energy transfers from warm air to cold air until their temperatures become _______.

• warmer

• equal

• colder

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The Great Flood of 1862 was caused by a series of______

• earthquakes

• storms

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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.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What could explain why Storm 1 had more rainfall than Storm 2?

• 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.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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