Weather Patterns Amplify

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Process of a gas (water vapor) changing to a liquid... creating a cloud :)

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condensation

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an amount of air that moves as a unit

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air parcel

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Process of a liquid (water) changing to a gas (water vapor)

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evaporation

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Water in the form of a gas

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water vapor

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The troposphere is ____________ at the surface and ___________ at its highest point.

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warmest; coldest

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An air parcel will rise when...

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When it is warmer than the surrounding air

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True or False: As an air parcel rises, energy transfers from warm air to cold surrounding air until their temperatures become equal.

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True

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When does energy stop transferring out of an air parcel?

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When the air parcel temperature is the same as the surrounding air.

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More surface water (larger body of water) =

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more water vapor and larger storm

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precipitation

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rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds onto the ground