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Condensation

Precipitation

Radiation

Evaporate

Particle
 Condensation: Precipitation:
The changing of a The falling of water
gas or vapor into its from the sky in the
liquid form. form of rain, sleet,
hail or snow.

As the sun warms the water and the water evaporates the warm water rises in the air,
it begins to expand and cool down creating clouds.
Water is everywhere, 71% of the earth is covered in water. Most water is found in the
ocean. When the sun heats up the oceans the water evaporates(creates vapor). This
vapor then moves up into the sky where it is cooled down, creating rain and snow.
The cold air has less space than warm air and when the air pressure drops, the vapor
starts to condense on tiny dust particles. As more and more water droplets join, they
begin forming clouds, creating many kinds of weather.
At most water vapor only remain in the air for up to ten days. At some point the vapor
becomes cold and goes back to being a liquid, making rain. The water becomes too
heavy to remain in the clouds and begins falling from the sky as precipitation. If the air
is even colder the water turns to ice making snow or hail.

Ice particle

Snow particle

Dust particle

Dust and Water

particle

Remember the cloud

is made of vapor
 Draw in the particles in the right layers.

How long does water vapor stay in the air?

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What happens to the water vapor when the air gets colder?

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Write in the cloud what kind of precipitation it will make

15°

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-5°

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-15°

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 Clouds:
Clouds are made up of tiny water droplets or ice, usually a
mixture of both. The water and ice reflects all light, making Safety
clouds appear white.

Condensation: Precipitation:
The changing of a gas The falling of water from
or vapor into its liquid the sky in the form of
form. rain, sleet, hail or snow.

Condensation:
Condensation happens when water vapor
begins to cool down and gather in
droplets, these droplets become to heavy
for the air and will form on surfaces or fall
as precipitation.
Precipitation:
Is what falls from the sky, it can be
water, sleet, hail or snow. The
temperature of the cloud and the
ground is what decides the
precipitation.

Experiment 1: Experiment 2:

Rain:
1. Pour 200ml of hot
water in a glass jar.
2. Put a petri dish on top
of the glass jar. Cloud:
3. After a little time put 1. Fill the beaker with
ice cubes on top of the water.
petri dish. 2. Put shaving cream on
4. Draw what you see top, and make it look
happen in the like a cloud.
observation sheet. 3. Drop a few droplets of
food coloring in the
cloud.
 Draw the experiment in the beakers below.

Rain Experiment. Cloud experiment.

Where did the rain come from in the Rain experiment?

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Why does the blue food colour go through the cloud?

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