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Study Guide for Final…………………………………………………Atmosphere
What is the main force that causes weather?
Define dew point
When dew point and air temperature are the same, relative humidity is ______________.
Explain why it causes water to form on a piece of grass in the morning? Where does the
water come from?
Why do animals sweat? Where does the heat that allows the water to evaporate come
from?
Color the areas of the country that see the largest
range in temperatures during the year one color and
those that see the smallest another. Why does this
difference exist?
What causes wind?
Fill in the chart
Type of front Temperature that
follows(warm/cold)
Warm
Cold
Weather as front passes
Moisture content that
follows(humid/dry)
Define air mass:
Define weather
Define climate
Fill in the chart.
Type of heat transfer
Definition
example
Explain what the inside of a cumulonimbus cloud feels/looks like to a water droplet.
Define a land breeze
Draw a land breeze. Show the temperatures of the land and the water, where the high and
low pressures are, and the time of day it is. Draw arrows to show the direction of wind.
Define a sea breeze
Draw a sea breeze. Show the temperatures of the air above the land and water, where the
high and low pressures are and the time of day. Draw arrows to show the direction of
wind
How would you describe air to a second grader? What is it made of? How is it
classified?
Draw a station model the matches the following description:
Air temp - 34
Dew point - 31
Cloud cover – You tell me
Wind – North, 17 mph
Barometric pressure 998 and falling
Present weather – you tell me
Air temp – 78
Dew point – 60
Cloud cover – you tell me
Wind – calm
Barometric pressure 1020 and rising
Present weather – you tell me
Why is Ozone important to the Earth?
Draw the water cycle.
Which step in the water cycle occurs when temperatures reach dew point? How do you
know?
How does most water return to the oceans?