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Name:________________ Review
1. The amount of solar radiation reflected back into space by the atmosphere or the Earth depends
on the ____________________ of the material or surface.
2. Any substance that heats up slowly and holds heat for a long time is said to be a
good_______________________
3. What ocean currents greatly affect our Newfoundland weather? __________________ and
____________________
4. The Earth’s rotation causes wind and ocean currents to appear to change directions due to
the____________________________
5. Earth’s weather systems depend greatly on water. In the higher colder atmosphere, water will
change from a vapor to a liquid in a process known as ________________
6. The world’s plants and forests contribute tremendous amounts of water vapor to the
atmosphere by _______________________
7.
_____________________ is a high speed wind that forms in the upper troposphere.
8. The two main types of clouds based on shape are______________ and _________________ and
rain-bearing clouds are called _________________.
9. What is a weather instrument used to measure wind speed?_____________________
10. Winds that affect large areas of the Earth are called ___________________
11. Which zone of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?___________________
12. What is a weather instrument used to measure wind direction?______________.
13. _____________ is a set of environmental conditions averaged over many years.
14. The transfer of energy by means of waves is called ____________.
15. The ____________ is the blanket of air and moisture that covers the earth.
16. When precipitation starts as rain but becomes solid on impact with the cold ground it is
called ___________________________.
17. Day and night is caused by Earth’s ______________________
18. Earth’s surface winds move from _____________ to ____________ air pressure.
19. Change in state from a liquid to a gas is ____________________
20. Starting at the equator list the prevailing winds in the Northern hemisphere.
21. Calculate the relative humidity when the concentration of water vapour at 10.0 degrees Celsius
is 5.4 g/kg.
Temperature (oC)
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
Concentration of
water vapor (g/kg)
3.8
5.5
7.8
10.8
15.0
20.4
27.7
37.2
Relative Humidity =
Concentration
X 100%
Maximum Concentration
22. On a psychrometer the dry bulb temperature measures 22 and the wet bulb measures 21
degrees Celsius. What is the % Relative Humidity and the Dew point? Is it likely to rain?