Weather Conditions and Patterns

What could have caused Storm 1 to have more rainfall than Storm 2? Before Storm 1, Rochelle could have been:

• warmer than before Storm 2 and windy. Wind pushed more water vapor out of the warmer air parcel.

• warmer than before Storm 2 and windy. Wind pushed the warmer air parcel even higher and the air parcel lost more energy.

• cooler than before Storm 2 and windy. Wind caused the cooler air from above the air parcel to move down, causing the cooler air parcel at the surface to lose more energy.

• cooler than before Storm 2 and windy. Wind pushed the cooler air parcel even higher and the air parcel gained more energy.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which storm likely had more rainfall?

• Storm 1. Wind pushed more water vapor out of the warmer air parcel.

• Storm 1. Wind pushed the warmer air parcel even higher and the air parcel lost more energy.

• Storm 2. Wind caused cooler air from above the air parcel to move down, causing the air parcel at the surface to lose more energy.

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What could have happened to the air parcel to cause rainfall on Day 1?

• The air parcel was at the same low temperature as the surrounding air, so it had low energy.

• The air parcel was warmer than the surrounding air, so it gained energy.

• The air parcel was warmer than the surrounding air, so it lost energy.

• The air parcel was cooler than the surrounding air, so it gained energy.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which storm is likely to have had more rainfall?

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

• Storm 1. The air parcel at the surface was cooler and had less energy, so with low energy it remained near the surface.

• Storm 2. 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 warmer and had more energy, so when it moved higher, it lost more energy.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which air parcel will have more rainfall and why?

• Both air parcels will have the same amount of rain. They have the same surrounding air temperature, so the same amount of water vapor will fall as rain.

• Air Parcel 1 will lose more energy to the surrounding air, which will cause more water vapor to fall as rain.

• Air Parcel 1 will gain energy from the surrounding air, which will cause more water vapor to fall as rain.

• Air Parcel 2 is colder than Air Parcel 1, so more water vapor will fall as rain.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which storm likely had more rainfall?

• Storm 1. Wind pushed the warmer air parcel even higher and the air parcel lost more energy.

• Storm 1. Wind pushed more water vapor out of the warmer air parcel.

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

• Storm 2. Wind caused cooler air from above the air parcel to move down, causing the air parcel at the surface to lose more energy.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When water vapor in an air parcel cools, it can _________ into liquid water which can form a cloud and fall as rain.

• evaporate

• condense

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

As an an air parcel loses energy and cools

• there will be a decrease in rainfall

• there is an increase in rainfall

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

An air parcel will rise ....

• When the temperature is the same as the surrounding air

• When it is colder than the surrounding air

• When it is warmer than the surrounding air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-PS1-4