Download Weather Project

Name
Class
Date
Weather Research Project
Directions: Using OneNote, create the following and submit to teacher via e-mailed OneNote
page(s):
 Key terms and definitions list (see list below)
o Done in MS Word (to be handed out to class) and attached as file to OneNote page.
 Video links with summaries in OneNote page
o Minimum of 2 videos that show your key terms, each with a summary of how the key
terms are illustrated within the video.
 Summaries should be 3 paragraphs including; P1 a brief overview of video with
video source and date of publication, P2 how/where terms are illustrated
within the video, P3 how/where/when viewers can witness theses conditions
here in Southampton.
 Review Activity
o Your choice of any activity that will serve as a review of the key terms you have
presented. (i.e. puzzles, games, quizzes, survey monkey, activity etc.)
 Wrap up
o A one paragraph wrap up that discusses the most interesting thing you discovered
related to the atmosphere, and also one noteworthy thing you learned during this
project.
Key Terms List:
Air pressure
Barometer
Isobars
High/low pressure systems
Pressure gradient
Air mass
Source region
Polar
Tropical
Polar air mass
Tropical air mass
Continental air mass
Maritime air mass
Heat energy
Calorie
Temperature
Thermometer
Specific heat
Latent heat
Energy sink
Energy source
Closed energy system
Cloud types (all)
Condensation nuclei
Dewpoint temperature
Relative humidity
Psychrometer
Saturated
Radiation
Doppler effect
Electromagnetic spectrum
Wavelength
Blue shift
Red shift
Adiabatic lapse rate
Temperature inversion
Smog
Weather
Station model
Synoptic weather map
Dynamic equilibrium
Weather forecasting
Water Cycle
insolation
Evaporation
Condensation
Evapotranspiration
Melting
Freezing
Precipitation
Transpiration
Infiltration/percolation
runoff
Wind
Convection currents
Zones of convergence
Zones of divergence
Sea/land breeze
Planetary wind system
Jet stream
Polar jet stream
Front
Warm front
Cold front
Stationary front
Occluded front
Meteorology
Drizzle
Frost
dew
fog
Rain
Hail
Snow
Sleet
Squall line
Cyclones
Hurricanes
Storm surge
Water spout
Blizzard