Describe what happens when a warm air parcel is surrounded by colder air.
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Question 13
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Summarize what is happening in this diagram.
Part 3: Reading "What don't all cloud produce rain?"
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Question 15
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Clouds produce rain when tiny droplets of __________ begins to __________, forming larger and larger drops.
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Part 4: Exit Ticket
Question 18
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Hint for the next two questions:
Think about energy transfer.
When more energy transfers, what happens to the air parcel?
Question 19
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Question 20
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Question 21
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OPTIONAL: What slide was the symbol on?
One point extra credit if correct!
What is the Beforeimage showing?
energy transferring into the water vapor and out of the air parcel.
energy transferring out of the water vapor in the air parcel.
What is the Afterimage showing?
the air in the air parcel cooling and condensing into liquid water, then falling as rain.
the air in the air parcel at equilibrium and transferring energy out of the cloud as rain.
the air in the air parcel heating up and condensing into liquid water, then falling as rain.
Question 4
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Question 5
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Find a quote that answers this question:
How do "hot tower clouds" form?
Question 6
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Question 7
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Find a quote that answers this question.
How do clouds form?
Question 8
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Question 9
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Question 10
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Question 12
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Describe what happens when an air parcel loses energy.
Question 14
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Question 16
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Question 17
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When water vapor in an air parcel cools and condenses, which way does energy transfer?
Out of the air parcel
Into the air parcel
There are two air parcels. Air parcel 1 and air parcel 2 both have the same amount of water vapor. Which one will have more energy transferred out?
Air Parcel 1
Air Parcel 2
Air parcel 1 is at 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?
Air Parcel 2 will lose energy to the surrounding air, which will cause more water vapor to fall as rain.
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 2 will gain energy from the surrounding air, which will cause more water vapor to fall as rain.
Air Parcel 1 is colder than Air Parcel 2, so more water vapor will fall as rain.
What type of data did Dr. Simpson collect to determine cloud formations?
Select all that apply!
temperature
wind conditions
amount of water vapor
cloud shape
What is an air parcel?
amount of air we can see with our eyes
amount of air that moves as a unit
amount of cloud formations in the sky
When a warm air parcel meets colder surrounding air, the water vapor in the air parcel becomes liquid in a process called evaporation.
True
False
Water vapor is an important part of cloud formation, where does it come from?
liquid water from Earth's Surface
gas water from water vapor
solid water from the polar ice caps
Cooling air parcels causes clouds to form and rain to fall.
True
False
All clouds, no matter their size or shape produce rain.
True
False
When the drops get heavy enough they....
form rain
fall as rain
condense
Which quote answers this question -
What happens when there aren't enough droplets of water in a cloud?
"These are just a few of the factors that can keep the water droplets in clouds from turning into precipitation that falls to the ground."
"Thin, wispy clouds are usually made up of tiny ice crystals, and the ice crystals are spread too far apart to collide and form snowflakes."
"...if there aren't enough droplets of water in a cloud to collide and form large drops, the tiny droplets will stay suspended in the air and it won't rain."
"Clouds produce rain when tiny droplets of liquid water begin to stick together, forming larger and larger drops."
