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Hydrosphere & Atmosphere
Complete the Chart
Vocabulary
Term
Rotation
Definition
Responsible
for what event
Spinning of the
Earth on an axis
Diagram Term
Be sure to label
Day & Night
Coriolis
Effect
Seasons
The movement of
Revolution the Earth around
the sun.
What are the three forms of heat transfer?
RADIATION
CONVECTION
CONDUCTION
What is the initial energy source for the movement in the
atmosphere illustrated in the diagram? SUN
This is an illustration of what type of heat transfer?
CONVECTION
Complete the
diagram with the
correct heat transfer.
Use this illustration to indicate the
factors that determine how are clouds
formed?
CONVECTION
CONDUCTION
3
1
2
RADIATION
1.
WARM, MOIST AIR RISES FROM THE SURFACE. AS AIR RISES, IT COOLS
2.
AT A CERTAIN HEIGHT, AIR COOLS TO THE DEW POINT AND CONDENSATION BEGINS
3.
WATER VAPOR CONDENSES ON TINY PARTICLES IN THE AIR, FORMING CLOUDS
The pictures below are instruments used to measure a
particular weather factor. Label each picture and
name the weather factor it is responsible for
measuring.
1
2
3
Instrument
Name
Weather
Factor
1.
THERMOMETER TEMPERATURE
2.
BAROMETER
AIR PRESSURE
3.
ANEMOMETER
WIND SPEED
Name the three factors that influence the moon phases?
1.
MOON - ALIGNMENT IN RELATION TO EARTH & SUN
2.
EARTH - WHERE WE ARE ON EARTH
3.
SUN - LIGHT REFLECTED FROM SUN
A large, dark cumulonimbus cloud, with a
warning of potential thunderstorm, is
associated with what type of weather front?
Cold air moves
downward.
COLD FRONT
Hurricanes typically form with which type of
weather conditions?
WARM WATER & MOIST AIR
What causes wind? DIFFERENCES IN AIR PRESSURE OR UNEQUAL HEATING & COOLING OF EARTH’S
SURFACES
This movement is called
CONVECTION CURRENTS
Predict what type of weather Wilmington, North Carolina will have
in the summer and what climate factor is most likely responsible.
Explain.
FACTORS MOST LIKELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WEATHER
Wilmington, NC
IN NORTH CAROLINA; DISTANCE FROM LARGE BODIES OF
WATER AND OCEAN CURRENTS. SINCE WILMINGTON IS
RIGHT ON THE COAST, THE GULF STREAM BRINGS WARM
WATER CURRENTS.
THUNDERSTORMS
HOT SUMMER WITH RAIN &
What type of climate occurs in the inside of a continent on the east side of a mountain range?
Why? Winds blow from west to east.
BY THE TIME THE AIR FROM THE OCEAN MOVES OVER THE MOUNTIANS IT HAS
LOST MOST OF THE WATER VAPOR SO IT IS WARM AND DRY
Warm, moist air
blows in from the
ocean and is
pushed up by the
mountains.
Windward Side
As the air rises, it
cools and water
vapor condenses.
Moisture in the air
is released as
precipitation.
The decreasing air
has little moisture.
The dry air warms
up as it sinks.
Leeward Side
The curvature of global winds and ocean surface currents are
caused by
known as the
EARTH’S ROTATION
otherwise
CORIOLIS EFFECT
Over 75
covered in
It is found in
.
% of Earth’s surface is
WATER
.
OCEAN
,
LAKES
,
and a variety of other sources. All of Earth’s water makes up what scientist
call the
HYDROSPHERE
.
You started your sand castle when you first got to the beach, your
mom said you needed to come and eat lunch. When you came back
you noticed that the water was much closer than it was before.
What is the cause of the change in the water level?
Label each
section of the
water cycle
according to
the number
on the
diagram.
TIDES
1.
SUN - RADIATION
2.
CONDENSATION
3.
EVAPORATION
4.
PRECIPITATION
5.
ACCUMULATION/COLLECTION
NORTHERN
HEMISPHERE
Label each season and explain why
Earth is in that season at each
location.
D SPRING
A.
WINTER-AXIS IS AWAY
FROM SUN
B.
A WINTER
C SUMMER
FALL- AXIS IS EQUAL
DISTANCE FROM SUN
C.
SUMMER- AXIS IS TOWARD
THE SUN
D.
B FALL
SPRING-AXIS IS EQUAL
DISTANCE FROM SUN
List the layers of Earth’s atmosphere.
EXOSPHERE
THERMOSPHERE
IONOSPHERE
MESOSPHERE
Which layer of the atmosphere do we live?
STRATOSPHERE
TROPOSPHERE
What is the most abundant gas in this layer?
TROPOSPHERE
NITROGEN AT 78%
What is weather?
THE CONDITION OF EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE AT A PARTICULAR
PLACE AND TIME
Name the factors that affect weather.
What is climate?
AIR PRESSURE, PRECIPITATION & WIND SPEED
THE AVG. CONDITIONS OF TEMP. PRECIP. WINDS & CLOUDS IN AN
AREA
Name the factors that affect climate.
Why does Pluto have the longest Solar
Year?
PLUTO IS FURTHEST FROM
THE SUN SO IT HAS THE LONGEST
PERIOD OF REVOLUTION.
TEMPERATURE & PRECIPITATION
Which area will experience higher temperatures? Why?
THE AREA AROUND THE
EQUATOR WILL EXPERIENCE
HIGHER TEMP. BECAUSE THE
SUN’S RAYS HIT THE EARTH
MORE DIRECTLY AND THE
ENERGY IS MORE INTENSE. THE
AREA AT THE POLES RECEIVES
INDIRECT RAYS THEREFORE
THE SUN’S ENERGY IS LESS
INTENSE. (LOWER TEMPERATURES)
Identify the types of air masses and describe the type of weather you would expect when
these two masses meet.
TORNADOES OCCUR MORE
A COLD, DRY
AIR MOVES
SOUTH
OFTEN IN THIS AREA BECAUSE A
WARM HUMID AIR MASS MOVES
NORTH AND A COLD DRY AIR MASS
MOVES THOUGH AND WHEN THEY
MEET THE COLD AIR FORCES THE
WARM AIR TO RISE.
B WARM,
HUMID AIR
MOVES NORTH
Explain why hurricanes typically form during the
summer months in the Northern Hemisphere?
FOR HURRICANES TO FORM THEY NEED
WARM WATER AND MOIST AIR WHICH OCCURS
DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS IN THE
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE B/C THE EARTH IS
TILTED CLOSER TO THE SUN.