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Name: ______________________ Unit 5 Review Sheet: The Atmosphere, Climate, & Weather Define CLIMATE: _______________________________________________________________________ Define WEATHER: ______________________________________________________________________ What is the primary difference between CLIMATE and WEATHER? _____________________________________ CLIMATE is what you _____________. WEATHER is what you _____________. The Koppen climate classification system determines the climate of a given region based on ________________________________ and _________________________________. _______________ describes short-term conditions (minutes to months) in the atmosphere. _______________ describes long-term conditions (usually collected over 30 years) in the atmosphere. *Circle the correct bolded terms in the statements below. El Nino and La Nina are (climate/weather) variations influenced by air and ocean conditions. El Nino is the periodic (warming/cooling) of the central and eastern Pacific. La Nina is the periodic (warming/cooling) of the eastern Pacific. *Label the 4 layers of the atmosphere, based on the figure to the right, and indicate whether the temperature INCREASES or DECREASES with altitude. A: _____________________________________________________ B: _____________________________________________________ C: _____________________________________________________ D: _____________________________________________________ In which layer does a person experience the GREATEST air pressure? ___________________________________________________ Which layer is the coldest? _________________________________ In which layer is the ozone layer located? __________________________ What purpose does ‘good ozone’ serve? ____________________________ _______________________________________________________ What is the scientific term for the northern lights and in which layer of the atmosphere do they occur? ___________________________________________________________________________________ *Circle the correct bolded terms in the statements below. The top of Mt. Everest is (warmer/cooler) than Earth’s surface because it is at a (lower/higher) altitude. The thermosphere is the (innermost/outermost) layer of Earth’s atmosphere. Define air front: _______________________________________________________________________ Air masses are classified based on what two factors? ____________________ AND _______________________ Define the 2 Sources of Moisture: DRY = _______________________ HUMID = ________________________ Define the 2 Sources of Temperature: COLD = ___________________ WARM = _________________________ Identify the following abbreviations for the 4 types of air masses & indicate their meaning: cP = ________________________________________________________________________________ cT = ________________________________________________________________________________ mP = _______________________________________________________________________________ mT = _______________________________________________________________________________ WARM FRONT: warm air (raises/sinks) because it is (less/more) dense than cold air. SYMBOL: WEATHER DURING: ______________________________________________________________ WEATHER AFTER: ________________________________________________________________ COLD FRONT: cold air (raises/sinks) because it is (less/more) dense than warm air. SYMBOL: WEATHER DURING: ______________________________________________________________ WEATHER AFTER: ________________________________________________________________ OCCLUDED FRONT: ____________________________________________________________________ WEATHER: __________________________________________________SYMBOL: STATIONARY FRONT: ___________________________________________________________________ WEATHER: __________________________________________________SYMBOL: Define HURRICANE: ___________________________________________________________________ Pressure system: __________________________________________________________________ Formation: ______________________________________________________________________ What produces the most damage? ______________________________________________________ Predictability: ____________________________________________________________________ Define TORNADO: _____________________________________________________________________ Pressure system: __________________________________________________________________ Formation: ______________________________________________________________________ What produces the most damage? ______________________________________________________ Predictability: ____________________________________________________________________ List the 3 types of global winds: 1) ___________________ 2) ____________________ 3)_________________ The Coriolis Effect explains how ___________________ influences the direction (not the speed) of wind and other moving objects. Humidity refers to the amount of ______________________________ in the air. __________________________ is a measure of humidity. The weather map to the right shows the locations of a warm and a cold front over part of North America. The numbered lines on the weather map connect locations with the same: ___________________________________________________ *Hint: these lines are similar to contour lines on a topographic map. 993 Detroit, Michigan 1. Cloud cover: ___________ 2. Wind direction: __________ 3. Wind speed: ___________ 4. Temperature: __________ 5. Dew Point: ____________ 6. Atmospheric Pressure: ______ 7. Precipitation: __________ *Show work for calculating the Atmospheric pressure (3 steps) Buffalo, New York 1. Cloud cover: __________ 2. Wind direction: _________ 3. Wind speed: ___________ 4. Temperature: __________ 5. Dew Point: ____________ 6. Atmospheric Pressure: ______ 7. Precipitation: __________ Utica, New York 1. Cloud cover: __________ 2. Wind direction: _________ 3. Wind speed: ___________ 4. Temperature: __________ 5. Dew Point: ____________ 6. Atmospheric Pressure: ______ 7. Precipitation: __________