Water in the Atmosphere

When water loses thermal energy the droplets come together another name for that is __________

• Condense

• evaporate

• crystalize

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When water condenses it forms a

• puddle

• cloud

• storm

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

During _______________ energy is absorbed by water.

• evaporation

• condensation

• crystallization

• precipitation

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When liquid changes to a gas at the surface of the liquid it is called

• boiling

• freezing

• evaporation

• condensation

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Organize these options into the right categories!

Groups:

(a) TRUE STATEMENTS

,

(b) FALSE STATEMENTS

• Cold air holds less water than warm air.

• If the dew point is above freezing, water droplets will form.

• As water vapor condenses, it forms tiny droplets of water or ice crystals.

• As air cools, the amount of moisture it can hold increases.

• Cold air holds more water than warm air.

• As water vapor expands, it forms tiny droplets of water or ice crystals.

• The temperature at which condensation begins is called RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

• The temperature at which condensation begins is called the DEW POINT.

• As air cools, the amount of moisture it can hold decreases.

• If the dew point is above freezing, ice crystals will form.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Match the following situations to how the relative humidity will be affected.

• Relative Humidity Will Drop

• Air temperature grows warmer, but no new moisture is added to the air.

• Relative Humidity Will Rise

• Air temperature grows warmer, and new moisture is added to the air.

• Relative Humidity May Stay Same

• Air temperature grows colder, and new moisture is added to the air.

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Match the following

• The percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount the air can hold

• Humidity

• The temperature at which condensation begins

• Relative humidity

• The measure of the amount of water vapor in the air

• Dew Point

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The atmosphere and the hydrosphere overlap.

• True

• False

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Label the clouds in the image

a

b

c

d

e

Nimbostratus

Cirrus

Cumulonimbus

Stratus

Cumulus

How does energy from the sun cause evaporation?

• It causes animals to have transpiration

• It attracts water molecules

• It breaks the bond between the water molecules

• It breaks the bond between the water and the ground

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