Weather Patterns

what is the process called when you go from liquid water to water vapor

what is the process called when you go from liquid water to water vapor

evaporation

what is water vapor

water in gas form

how do we go from water vapor to liquid water? what is that process called?

condensation - it happens when water vapor cools

before any energy transfers occur, the inside of the air parcel will always be warmer/colder than the outside of the parcel. this is because warm air rises/falls.

warmer, rises

why does water vapor condense

energy from inside the air parcel leaves so the temperature inside of the air parcel cools down

the surrounding air temperature for both air parcels are 20 degrees celsius. which air parcel will create a bigger rain storm; 60 degrees celsius or 40 degrees celsius?

60 degree celsius because the warmer the air in the parcel, the higher the parcel will rise

describe the phenomenon that occurs in Hilo, Hawaii

the rain is orographic rain

what is orographic rain

rain that occurs when warm air is blown towards a land feature like a mountain. the air has no where to go but up and ends up moving up the mountain, condensing as it goes. this can cause a rain shadow.

what is frontal rain

rain that forms when air parcels of different temperatures collide

the water cycle is driven by __________

the sun and gravity

what is the start of the water cycle

there is no start

what disaster happened in california in 1862

a flood

what was the main cause of the disaster that happened in california in 1862

warm temperatures caused more evaporation which added more water vapor in the air, which eventually came down as rain.

list the 5 levels of the atmosphere

1. troposphere

2. stratosphere

3. mesosphere

4. thermosphere

5. exosphere

list 1-2 things that happen on the troposphere

• where humans live

• where short distance flights happen

list 1-2 things that happen on the stratosphere

• ozone

• long distance plane flights

list 1-2 things that happen on the mesosphere

• meteors

• coldest air on earth

list 1-2 things that happen on the thermosphere

• satellites

• aurora borealis

list 1-2 things that happen on the exosphere

• no real definition of where this ends

• outer space begins here

which level of the atmosphere do we find clouds

troposphere

what are the two main cloud shapes we looked at

• stratus

• cumulus

where would you find a stratocumulus cloud

in the low level fo the troposphere

the prefix alto- lets you know a cloud will be found where?

mid level

the prefix cirro lets you know a cloud will eb found where?

high level

the prefix or suffix nimbus lets us know what about a cloud?

it will be a cloud that causes rain

where would you find a cumulonimbus cloud?

all three levels of the atmosphere

how would you describe a cumulonimbus cloud

it is a tall puffy cloud that holds rain

wind is when air moves from an area of _____ pressure to an area of _____ pressure

high, low