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6.3 Lesson 6 - Movement of air in the Clouds

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Question 1

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Do you think larger parcels of air outside, over the course of a day, also end up doing what the balloon did in our classroom? Why?

Question 2

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If you could observe the motion of the air in the clouds on a day when it hails, what do you predict you might see happening?

Question 3

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This Cumulonimbus cloud tends to produce hail. What do you notice about this cloud?

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Question 4

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How does a hail cloud compare to the other clouds?

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Question 7

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Question 7

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What was happening to the air in the cloud on the right?

Question 8

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Teacher Hand out Data?

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Question 5

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What do we know about the temperature of the air at different heights of a cloud?

Question 6

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How might this be related to the formation of hail?

Question 8

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Was the air at the top of the cloud cold or warm? How do you know?

Question 9

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What caused this upward movement of air in the cloud?

Question 10

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Why does this type of cloud motion tend to happen more on sunny days?

Question 11

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Why did the rising air in the cloud eventually stop rising (or start falling)?