Week 14 Winds and Weather

Dec 7 2012
QFD: “Today can be the first day of the rest of your life.” -Anonymous
?FD: What layer of the atmosphere protects us from meteorites?
Objective:ESS 5c. Students know the origin and effects of temperature inversions.
1) draw and label everything on pg 587

Dec 6 2012
QFD: “Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.” ― Dr. Seuss
?FD: Name the layers of the atmosphere from the ground upward and 1 feature of them
Objective 5. Heating of Earth’s surface and atmosphere by the sun drives convection within the atmosphere and oceans, producing winds and ocean currents. As a basis for understanding this concept:
a. Students know how differential heating of Earth results in circulation patterns in the atmosphere and oceans that globally distribute the heat.
b. Students know the relationship between the rotation of Earth and the circular motions of ocean currents and air in pressure centers.
1) Lab write up
2)Air pressure

Dec 5 2012
QFD: Into each life some rain must fall. HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW
?FD: Name 3 forms of precipitaton
5. Heating of Earth’s surface and atmosphere by the sun drives convection within the atmosphere and oceans, producing winds and ocean currents. As a basis for understanding this concept:
a. Students know how differential heating of Earth results in circulation patterns in the atmosphere and oceans that globally distribute the heat. b. Students know the relationship between the rotation of Earth and the circular motions of ocean currents and air in pressure centers.
1) quiz
2) Lab procedures
Quiz
1) What type of front has cold air colliding into warm air
a) warm front b) cold front c) stationery front d) occluded front
2) What type of front sits still over an area and brings rain for days
a) warm front b) cold front c) stationery front d) occluded front
3) What are the two main characteristics to classify air masses
a) temperature and precipitation b) temperature and climate c) humidity and precipitation d) temperature and humidity
4) What type of air mass is warm and humid
a) maritime tropical b) maritime polar c) continental tropical d) continental polar
5) what type of air mass is cold and dry
a) maritime tropical b) maritime polar c) continental tropical d) continental polar
6) What type of air mass is cold and humid
a) maritime tropical b) maritime polar c) continental tropical d) continental polar
7) What wind belt blows across the United states
a) doldrums b) trade winds c) horse latitude d) easterlies
8) what type of wind belt is located at the equator?
a) doldrums b) trade winds c) horse latitude d) easterlies
9) What type of breeze blows onto the shore during the day?
a) land breeze b) sea breeze c) ocean breeze d) fa breeze
10) Which direction does water move in the northern hemisphere?
a) clockwise b) counter clockwise c) straight down d) left then right
11) air that moves up the side of a mountain is?
a) cold and dry b) cold and wet c) warm and dry d) warm and wet
12) More solar radiation reaches the ?
a) poles b equator c) horse latitude d) all of the above
13) winds in the southern hemisphere generally move?
a) east b) west c) northeast d) northwest
14) an anemometer measures
a) humidity b) air pressure c) temperature d) wind speed
15) a barometer measure?
a) humidity b) air pressure c) temperature d) dew point
16) Most of Earths weather is located in the _____?
a) troposphere b) stratosphere c) mesosphere d) thermosphere
17) Ozone is located in the ____?
a) troposphere b) stratosphere c) mesosphere d) thermosphere
18) The aurora borealis is located in the ____?
a) troposphere b) stratosphere c) mesosphere d) thermosphere
19) Meteorites are broken up by the magnetosphere and is located in the ____?
a) troposphere b) stratosphere c) mesosphere d) thermosphere
20) 98% of the mass of our atmosphere is located in the?
a) troposphere b) stratosphere c) mesosphere d) thermosphere

Dec 4 2012
QFD: Do not take life too seriously–you will never get out of it alive.ELBERT HUBBARD
?FD: Name 3 wind belts that you drew?
Objective: 5b Students know the relationship between the rotation of Earth and the circular motions of ocean currents and air in pressure centers.</strong
1) read notes
2) check vocab ( 5o points)

Dec 3 2012
QFD: What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare? WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES
?FD: What layer of the atmosphere protects us from solar radiation? What is this molecule?
Objective: 5b Students know the relationship between the rotation of Earth and the circular motions of ocean currents and air in pressure centers.</strong
1) due pictures 100 points 50 points writing and graph questions
2) Vocabulary:
1) wind 2) anemometer 3) wind-chill factor 4) local winds 5) sea breeze 6) land breeze 7) monsoon 8) global winds 9) Coriolis effect 10) latitude 11) jet stream 12) evaporation 13) humidity 14) condensation 15) dew point 16) rain gauge 17) drought 18) longitude 19) scattering 20) psychrometer
Use at least 5 words in a perfect paragraph after you have defined them