Climate & Meteorology MASTERY ASSIGNMENT 2015 Directions: You must submit this document via Google Docs to lzimmerman@wcpss.net. The document must include the questions and pictures must be hand drawn and included within the document. You should take a picture of your drawings with your fancy cell phone and insert the picture into the document as necessary. 1. What type of air mass forms over land in colder regions? 2. Rainy, windy, and stormy weather usually come with 3. If there were a high-pressure system over North Carolina for many days in July, what would typically be our weather conditions? 4. Most scientists agree that man is enhancing global warming. What impact will this have on climate? 5. A pattern of symbols that represent the weather at an observing station and is recorded on a weather map is called a a. weather map b. weather symbol c. weather model d. station model 6. If you had cold air coming down from Canada and it collided with warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico, what weather phenomenon might be produced? Be specific! 7. What happens to warm moist air when it rises? 8. Which type of front brings with it heavy precipitation followed by colder air? 9. Which type of front forms when a cold air mass that overtakes a warm air mass and lifts the warm air mass off the ground and over another cold air mass 10. Precipitation over a large area is usually associated with what kind of front? 11. Which type of air mass would bring warm, wet air? 12. Label the diagrams below and describe the wind movement in each.
Match the type of front on the right with the symbol. 13. Occluded 14. Warm 15. Cold 16. Stationary Label each of the following as processes that release carbon dioxide to the atmosphere or as processes that take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. (Release = A, Take out = B) 17. Photosynthesis by plants 18. Burning of fossil fuels 19. Respiration by plants and animals 20. Dissolving of carbon dioxide in oceans 21. Which type of air mass has cold, moist air? 22. The average temperature and rainfall over the last 30 years is called 23. What kinds of conditions would produce storminess and clouds? 24. Temperature a. barometer 25. Air Pressure b. anemometer 26. Wind Direction c. thermometer 27. Wind Speed d. weather satellites 28. Cloud locations and coverage e. weather vane
29. LOW HIGH Called: Air is: Caused by: Winds blow: Rotates: Weather: Barometer: **All wind deflects to the in the Northern Hemisphere**
30. What is the greenhouse effect? DESCRIBE and DRAW a detailed diagram of the greenhouse effect including color and the following: CO2, UV radiation, short waves, long waves, infrared radiation, Sun, Earth, Atmosphere 31. Name four (4) greenhouse gases and explain where the gases come from? 32. What is the difference between climate change and global warming? 33. What impact will warming oceans have on weather and climate? 34. What is the relationship between hurricanes and a warming of the oceans? 35. Isobars are lines that connect points of equal. 36. Warm air tends to do what? 37. Cold air tends to do what? 38. Which is denser, wet air or dry air? Explain your answer! 39. The Coriolis Effect is due to the rotation of the Earth. In the Northern Hemisphere wind and ocean currents are deflected to the deflected to the. _, while in the Southern Hemisphere they are
Base your answers to the following questions (40 43) on the information and weather map below. The weather map shows the center of a low-pressure system. The symbol represents the dry line which separates ct and mt air masses. Isobars are drawn at intervals of 4 millibars. Letter A indicates a weather station model. 40. The atmospheric conditions in eastern Nebraska are represented on the map by a station model labeled A. Fill in the correct information for each weather variable, based on station model A. Air temperature: F Dewpoint: F Wind direction from: Wind speed: knots
Cloud cover: % 41. Compared to the temperature and humidity of the air on the east side of the dry line, describe the temperature and humidity of the air on the west side. Temperature: Humidity: 42. Explain why the warm air is rising along the warm front. 43. In what compass direction will the center of this low-pressure system most likely move if it follows a normal storm track? 44. Draw a picture of the orographic effect and correctly label all parts of the diagram including a description of what is happening.