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Weather by Brainpop
1) What cycle is the basis of our
weather?
2) What causes precipitation to
occur?
3) Where do storms usually occur?
Name
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WeatherWeatherWeatherWeather:
o
behavior of atmosphere (what’s going
on at any certain time)
o geographic area
o Can change ________________
--The study of weather is
--Someone who studies weather is called a ______________
ClimateClimateClimateClimate:
o ____________ behavior of atmosphere (100+ years)
o _____________ geographic area
o Very _____________ to change
1 ________ latitude
1 True __________
1 Variety of climate patterns
1 ______________
precipitation (rain/snow)
1 30
o
- ____________
1 No winter, ______ year-
round
1 High temp, ______, humidity
What Factors Affect WeatherWhat Factors Affect WeatherWhat Factors Affect WeatherWhat Factors Affect Weather & Climate & Climate & Climate & Climate????
The ___, The Water _____, The Atmosphere
& the ___________
How does the Sun Affect How does the Sun Affect How does the Sun Affect How does the Sun Affect
Weather?Weather?Weather?Weather?
· It _________ the atmosphere & oceans
· It creates ________________
· It keeps the water cycle going
· It affects weather patterns
RadiationRadiationRadiationRadiation: : : :
energy transferred as __energy transferred as __energy transferred as __energy transferred as ______________________________
ConductionConductionConductionConduction: : : :
energy transferred when
___________ bump together
ConvectionConvectionConvectionConvection; ; ; ;
transfer of heat by _______ of
material; happens after the other two
Climate Types by Brainpop
1. What is climate?
2. Where are tropical climates
most likely to be?
3. What does “arid” mean?
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Water Cycle by Brainpop
1) What process must happen
for clouds to form?
2) What is “collection”?
3) Name one way to conserve
water.
Earth’s Atmsophere by Brainpop
1)
What is ozone?
2)
What layer of the atmosphere does
weather occur in?
3) What 2 gases compose the most of Earth’s
Atmosphere?
The Water CycleThe Water CycleThe Water CycleThe Water Cycle
_______ the water on the planet is
recycled in this manner!
Parts of the CycleParts of the CycleParts of the CycleParts of the Cycle
EvaporationEvaporationEvaporationEvaporation—Water going
from a _______ to a ______ (gains
energy from the sun)
TranspirationTranspirationTranspirationTranspiration—evaporation of
water from/out of __________. Locate this on the diagram!
CondensationCondensationCondensationCondensation—Water going from a _______ to a
___________ (cools or loses energy)
; When this
happens in the atmosphere, _____________ form.
PrecipitationPrecipitationPrecipitationPrecipitation—when water ________ out the
atmosphere. Forms when the water droplets in clouds
become too _______ to stay up.
1 Liquid water = _____________
1 Frozen water = ____________ or sleet or
hail
How does the atmosphere How does the atmosphere How does the atmosphere How does the atmosphere
affaffaffaffect weather?ect weather?ect weather?ect weather?
· The atmosphere is a mixture of _______ that
surrounds the Earth
· Has _____ different layers—each has different
__________
. Label them on the diagram:
· Air __________ and ___________ change with
altitude
· Weather occurs in the layer closest to Earth
(_________________)
Air MassesAir MassesAir MassesAir Masses = body of air with a certain
______________ and ______________
level
Can be warm or cold
Can contain a lot of moisture or not a
lot of moisture
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Wind by Brainpop
1)
What does warm air do?
2)
What do you call winds that
blow all the time in the same
part of the world?
3)
What are jet streams?
How does How does How does How does AAAAAAAAiiiiiiiirrrrrrrr PPPPPPPPrrrrrrrreeeeeeeessssssssssssssssuuuuuuuurrrrrrrreeeeeeee affect weather? affect weather? affect weather? affect weather?
How much the earth’s atmosphere is pressing down on us
Measured with a _____________________
If it __________, then new weather is on the way:
o Falling Air Pressure = __________ weather coming
o Rising Air Pressure = _____weather coming
o Steady Air Pressure = _____change is coming
ScienceSaurus Sections 224:
How does the How does the How does the How does the OOOOOOOOCCCCCCCCEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAANNNNNNNN affect weather? affect weather? affect weather? affect weather?
Ocean currents affect the _____________of the land they pass by
Cold ocean currents = _________________effect
Warm ocean currents = ______________effect
Temperature changes affect pressure – which then creates WINDS
Winds blow this cooling or warming effect over the land
WindsWindsWindsWinds = created from ________________in air pressure
Moves from areas of _____to _____pressure
Greater the difference in pressure, the _____the wind
blows
Measured with _____________and ____________or you
can estimate with the Beaufort Wind Scale (ScienceSaurus
225)
GLOBAL WINDSGLOBAL WINDSGLOBAL WINDSGLOBAL WINDS Thousands of kilometers long; can cause weather to _____in different directions
___________, prevailing westerlies, doldrums, horse latitudes, trade winds
Caused by the temperature difference in different regions
o Hot Tropical Regions—causes air to _____
o Cold polar Regions—causes air to _____Also affected by Earth’s Spin: Coriolis EffectCoriolis EffectCoriolis EffectCoriolis Effect = causes
winds to curve to the _____in the N. Hemisphere; to the _____in the S. Hemisphere