Weather and Climate Objective Sheet
1. State the relationship between temperature and relative humidity. Give examples
of the importance of this relationship.
2. Explain what air pressure is, what causes it, and what factors influence it.
3. Explain what causes wind.
4. Draw and explain a diagram of Earth showing the air pressure belts and prevailing
wind directions. (Hint – see the back of this page!)
5. Describe the three conditions that generally cause rain.
6. Describe and explain causes of daily fluctuations in weather factors.
7. Describe examples of local conditions affecting breezes.
8. Explain the Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming.
9. Explain the Ozone problem.
10. Vocabulary:
atmosphere
relative humidity
saturated
air pressure
vacuum
groundwater
Horse Latitudes
Trade Winds
dew point
psychrometer
barometer
convection
Corilois Effect
run-off
Polar Easterlies
weather front
condensation
evaporation
monsoon
hydrologic cycle
Doldrums
Roaring Forties