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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.

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Which explains why most of the rain that falls comes from the ocean?

• The majority of evaporation takes place over the ocean.

• The majority of precipitation takes place over the ocean.

• Most rivers deposit fresh water into the ocean.

• Most clouds form near or over the ocean.

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The Sun heats the Earth's water. This warm water turns into a vapor, and rises into the atmosphere, where it cools off. What happens to this water vapor?

• The water vapor pushes clouds out of the way as it rises. This causes overcast conditions to occur.

• The water vapor condenses as it cools, then it forms clouds, It later returns to the Earth as precipitation.

• The water vapor evaporates and escapes into space. New water is formed by precipitation.

• The water vapor only rises for a very short time then settles back into the ocean unnoticed.

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What is the layer of the atmosphere that is closest to the Earth and contains all weather?

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• troposphere

• thermosphere

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Why do warmer air parcels produce more precipitation? (Select all that apply)

• they are less dense and rise higher in the troposphere

• the are more dense and stay at the surface of Earth

• the higher a warm air parcel rises, the greater temperature difference there is

• more energy is transferred out of the warm air parcels

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When an air parcel ________ with a higher temperature, it will rise higher and lose more energy, causing more rainfall.

• starts

• ends

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Liquid water droplets suspended in the air is called a/an...

• air parcel

• cloud

• condensation

• stability

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An air parcel stops rising once it

• loses all of its energy

• becomes the same amount of energy/temperature as the surrounding air

• gains double the amount of its initial energy/temperature

• lose all water vapor

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Which layer of the atmosphere is there weather and clouds?

• mesosphere

• hydrosphere

• lithosphere

• troposphere

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(T/F) A transfer of energy happened each time to create water vapor, clouds, and precipitation.

• True

• False

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