Download Weather Unit Assessment (Test Friday, 10/10) Study Guide Things to

Weather Unit Assessment
(Test Friday, 10/10)
Study Guide
Things to know:
You must be able to apply knowledge about the following concepts:
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Know the layers of the atmosphere in order (from Earth up)
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
 Most of the water vapor is found in the lower part of the atmosphere
 Know precipitation forms in clouds high up in the atmosphere because as water
vapor rises it cools and condenses.
 Global winds are caused by the Earth’s Rotation and surface winds are caused by
the uneven heating of the Earth’s surface
 Air pressure decreases as altitude increases in the troposphere
 Weather patterns are influenced by cycling of water in and out of the atmosphere
 Know that areas near the equator have increased rainfall because solar energy
provides the energy for water to evaporate
 Know that the spinning of the Earth on its axis causes the global winds to blow from
west to east in the Northern Hemisphere
 Know what steps of the water cycle are occurring on dry sunny days or wet rainy
days
 Know that in the Troposphere as air rises, temperatures cool.
 Know the jet stream is a quick moving ribbon of air that moves from west to east
high in the atmosphere
 Know the differences between the structure of the troposphere and the
stratosphere
 Know that heat energy is transferred from the equator to the poles by wind
 Understand that differences in solar radiation cause the equator to be warm and the
poles to be cold
 Understand that the cycling of water from the atmosphere to the hydrosphere
would cause rainy weather
 Know that convection causes air to rise
Other things to know:
 Be able to determine the type of weather front by analyzing pictures of warm and
cold air interacting
 Be able to identify weather in an area by studying weather maps.
 Understand what type of weather is associated with cold, warm, stationary and
occluded fronts.
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Know what type of air comes from Canada and what type of air comes from the Gulf
of Mexico
Be able to identify the symbols for low pressure, high pressure, cold fronts, warm
fronts, stationary fronts, and occluded fronts
Be able to identify a hurricane on a map
Interpret the following graph:
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Understand energy flow in the following picture