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6.3 Lesson 1 Precipitation Models

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7 questions
Refer to these instructions for each picture

Develop an initial model to explain “What causes this kind of precipitation event to occur?”
  • Show what you think was happening above and around the area where the precipitation fell, at 3 different points in time.
Use pictures, symbols, and words to help explain what caused these changes to happen over time.
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Draw what happened over the hour BEFORE the precipitation started falling where it did

1

Draw what happened when the precipitation STARTED
falling where it did

1

Draw what happened over the hour AFTER the precipitation stopped falling where it did

1

What do you think happened in this system that would help explain what caused this kind of precipitation event?

1

What do you think was happening at the particle level that might help us explain what was happening in this event? (Think about liquids, solids, and gasses).

Go back to Question #2 and identify 3 places where you think important changes were happening at the particle level in the air or water above. Add a small circle and a letter (A, B, and C) to those parts of the model.
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Use the zoom-in bubbles below to represent what was happening at the particle level in those locations (A, B, and C). Include labels or a key for these representations.

1

Where do you think energy was getting transferred into, through, or out of the system?