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What could explain why Storm 1 had more rainfall than Storm 2? Before Storm 1, the air parcel at the surface could have been:

• warmer, so when the air parcel moved higher, it lost more energy.

• warmer, so when cooler air from above moved down, it lost more energy.

• cooler, so when the air parcel moved higher, it gained more energy.

• cooler, so the air parcel had low energy and remained near the surface.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The process of a gas (water vapor) changing to a liquid (AKA creating a cloud) is...

• air parcel

• change

• cloud

• condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The process of a liquid (water) changing to a gas (water vapor) is...

• energy

• evaporation

• stability

• temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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

• air parcel

• cloud

• condensation

• stability

Water in the form of a gas is called...

• energy

• cloud

• air parcel

• water vapor

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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

• energy

• evaporation

• stability

• temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The surrounding air in the troposphere gets colder the higher you go up.

• True

• False

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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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which storm is likely to have had more rainfall?

• Storm 1. The air parcel at the surface was warmer and had more energy, so when it moved higher, it lost more energy.

• Storm 1. The air parcel at the surface was warmer and had more energy, so when cooler air from above came down, it lost more energy.

• Storm 2. The air parcel at the surface was cooler and had less energy, so when it moved higher, it gained more energy.

• Storm 2. The air parcel at the surface was cooler and had less energy, so with low energy it remained near the surface

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5