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Last Name: ______________ First Name: _______________ Date: 3-9-2009
Study guide for Weather Assessment
Scientists who study weather and try to predict it are called _____________________
I.
The Atmosphere
A. The atmosphere is the layer of ________________ that surrounds the
________
B. As you rise upward in the atmosphere pressure ________________
C. The less mass in a given volume of air the ___________ dense the air
D. Earth’s atmosphere traps heat from the sun, which allows _________ to
exist as a __________
E. The ozone layer protects living things on Earth from ________________
_____________________
F. When climbing a high mountain, you get out of breath easily because the
percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere ______________
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IV.
Thermodynamics
A. Heat transfer between two substances that are in contact is called
_______________.
B. Heat from the sun reaches you by _________________________
C. Convection takes place because cold air is _________ dense
D. Cool air tends to be more ___________ and flow under _________ air
E. The suns rays are least direct near the ___________
F. As you rise upwards in the atmosphere air pressure __________
G. The total energy of motion
Winds
A. Winds are caused by differences in ______ ___________________.
B. Global winds generally blow in specific ______________ over long
________________.
C. Earth’s rotation makes global winds curve this is called the ____________
_____________________.
D. The prevailing westerlies, the major wind belts over the continental United
States generally push air masses from ___________ to ____________
E. The less mass in a given volume of air the less ______________ the air
Water
A. The freezing point of pure water on the Celsius scale is ___ degrees C
B. Two conditions are required for the formation of clouds are the cooling of
the air and the presence of __________________ in the air
C. Any form of water that falls from clouds is called ___________________
Last Name: ______________ First Name: _______________ Date: 3-9-2009
Study guide for Weather Assessment
V.
Air Masses and Fronts
A. Cold, dry air affecting the northern United States in winter often comes
from ______________________ _________________ air masses.
B. What kind of weather would continental tropical air mass that formed over
northern Mexico bring to the southwestern United States?
_____________________ and _____________________
C. When a rapidly moving cold air mass overtakes a slow-moving warm air
The result is a ____________ front
D.
When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet and neither can move
the result is a __________________________ front
E. When a warm air mass overtakes a cold air mass it forms a ___________
________________
VI . Local Winds
A. During the day which heats up faster (land,water)
B. Does a land breeze blow toward the (land, water)
C. Does a sea breeze happen during the (day, night)