Weather Patterns Critical Juncture Assessment

Liquid water has to cool down to evaporate

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

There were two rainstorms in Chateh last month. Before Storm 1, Chateh’s temperature at the surface was 19°C. Before Storm 2, the air temperature at the surface was 28°C. The temperature of areas surrounding Chateh was the same before both storms. Which storm likely had more rainfall?

• Storm 1. The air parcel at the surface was cooler and had less energy, so when it moved higher, it gained more energy.
• Storm 1. The air parcel at the surface was cooler and had less energy, so with low energy it remained near the surface.
• Storm 2. 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 warmer and had more energy, so when it moved higher, it lost more energy.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Air Parcel 1 is warmer than the surrounding air. Air Parcel 2 is at the same temperature as 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 will lose more energy to the surrounding air, which will cause more water vapor to fall as rain.
• Air Parcel 1 will gain energy from the surrounding air, which will cause more water vapor to fall as rain.
• Air Parcel 2 is colder than Air Parcel 1, so more water vapor will fall as rain.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When does energy stop transferring out of an air parcel

• When the air parcel is WARMER than the surrounding air

• When the air parcel is the SAME as the surrounding air

• When the air parcel is even COLDER than the surrounding air

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Day 1 and Day 2 in Kokomo started with the same amount of water vapor in the air parcels over Kokomo. It rained at the end of Day 1 but it did not rain at the end of Day 2. What could have happened to the air parcel to cause rainfall on Day 1?

• The air parcel was at the same low temperature as the surrounding air, so it had low energy.
• The air parcel was warmer than the surrounding air, so it gained energy.
• The air parcel was warmer than the surrounding air, so it lost energy.
• The air parcel was cooler than the surrounding air, so it gained energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

There were two rainstorms in Marion last month. Before Storm 1, Marion’s temperature at the surface was 26°C. Before Storm 2, the air temperature at the surface was 14°C. The temperature of areas surrounding Marion was the same before both storms. 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

Water vapor is...

• A measure of how hot or cold something is

• An amount of air that moves as a unit

• Water that is a gas

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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 lose energy to the surrounding air, which will cause more water vapor to fall as rain.
• Air Parcel 2 will gain energy from the surrounding air, which will cause more water vapor to fall as rain.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process of a liquid (water) changing to a gas (water vapor)

• energy

• stability

• evaporation

• temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The town of San Angelo had two rainstorms in July. Storm 1 had more rainfall than Storm 2. The temperature of the surrounding areas was the same before both storms. 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 cooler air from above moved down, it lost more energy.
• cooler, so when the air parcel moved higher, it gained more energy.
• warmer, so when the air parcel moved higher, it lost 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-ESS2-4