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Weather Warm up #1
Name _______________________
(8 pts)
1.
_____________________________ is the study of atmosphere. (1 pt)
2.
What is the term describing a transfer of energy resulting from molecules colliding? (1 pt)
3. The ______________________ ________________ causes particles to deflect to the right in the
northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere. (1 pt)
4.
_______________ is short-term variations in atmospheric conditions, while _________________
describes long-term variations. (2 pts)
5. When warm air stays over an area for days or weeks, an ___________ _________ forms. (1 pt)
6. ______________ ____________ _____________________ occurs when an air mass moves and takes
on the characteristics of a new area. (1 pt)
7.
Heat is concentrated in one area over land or water. It is the characteristics of this stationary air mass
that determine the weather in an area. (1 pt)
True
False
Weather Warm up #2
(20 pts)
Name ____________________
1. What are the 3 basic wind zones? (3 pts)
2. Draw a diagram showing the locations of the 3 basic wind zones. (3 pts)
3.
Wind is produced when air moves from areas of _________________ pressure to areas of
______________________ pressure. (2 pts)
4.
What is the term describing narrow bands of fast, high altitude winds that serve as railroad
tracks for large-scale weather systems? (1 pt)
5. What type of pressure system forms from air sinking as it reaches the surface and spreading
out? (1 pt)
6. What type of pressure system moves counterclockwise? (1 pt)
7. What type of pressure systems forms when air flows toward the center and then upward? (1
pt)
Tell which type of front is being described. (1 pt each)
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Form when 2 air masses meet and neither move
Are indicated on a weather map by triangles and semicircles on the same side of a line.
Form when cold air displaces warm air.
Are indicated on a weather map by blue lines with triangles.
Form when warm air displaces cool air.
Are indicated by red lines with semicircles.
Are indicated by triangles and semicircles on the opposite sides of a line.
Are similar to cold fronts, but move very rapidly.
Weather Warm up #3
(18 pts)
1.
Name _____________________
List the 4 layers of the atmosphere from closest to farthest away from earth. (4 pts)
2. Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer? (1 pt)
3.
Which layer of the atmosphere has the highest amount of pressure? (1 pt)
4.
______________ is defined as the amount of water vapor in the air. (1 pt)
5.
List the 4 types of fronts and draw how they would be indicated on a weather map. (4 pts)
List the weather instrument that matches the following descriptions. (1 pt each)
6.
Used to estimate the height of clouds.
7. Balloon-born package of sensors that is used to gather upper-level weather data.
8. Is used to measure wind speed.
9. Is used to measure atmospheric pressure.
10. Is used to measure temperature.
11. Is used to measure the amount of rain accumulated.
12. Measures relative humidity.
Weather Warm up #4
(11 pts)
Name ________________________
1.
What is RADAR an acronym for? (2 pts)
2.
The change in wave frequency that takes place when an object moves toward or away from you is
known as the ____________________ _______________. (2 pts)
3.
In darkness, satellites that take _______________ images must be used in order to capture a picture of
the clouds that we can see. (1 pt)
4.
Meteorologists use _______________ __________________ to plot the speed of raindrops as they
move toward or away from a station. (2 pt)
5. List the layers of the atmosphere from highest pressure to lowest. (4 pts)