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Weather and Climate Summative Study Guide
1. Name the 5 layers of the Earth’s Atmosphere.
2. Which layer contains the ozone layer?
3. What separates each layer from the one above or below it?
4. As you go up in altitude, air pressure __________________________.
5. Draw air molecules at low altitude:
6. Draw air molecules at high altitude:
7. High pressure air is _________ (more or less) dense than low air pressure.
8. Low pressure air is ___________ (more or less) dense than high air pressure.
9. True or False: Temperature increases with altitude in the troposphere. ___________
10. New Orleans is said to be below sea level. What would the air pressure be like
compared to at sea level?______________________________
11. Denver, Colorado is above sea level. What would the air pressure be like
compared to at sea level?_________________________________
12. Describe why wind happens by describing behavior of air molecules.
13. List any 3 examples of weather conditions.
14. What causes weather conditions to change?
15. What is located on either side of a front?
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16. What type of weather occurs when 2 different air masses collide?
17. Why do global winds curve on Earth?
18. Name a country that gets new weather brought by the Westerlies.
19. True or False: The ocean can affect the climate of an area. ___________
20. Name any ocean current and state how it impacts a nearby climate.
21. How do warm ocean currents affect nearby climates?
22. Complete the following on the globe below:
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Star the location of the Prevailing Westerlies.
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Draw a circulation of air with arrows showing the direction that they
circulate in both the northern and southern hemisphere.
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Draw incoming sunlight. Sketch the appropriate shape that the light
makes as it hits the equator and the poles.
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23. Using the map below, explain the front and pressure system
that just went through Michigan. What type of weather would
Michigan experience?
24. Using the chart below, what type of front moved through at about
6 p.m.? Make a predication for the overnight temperature and weather
around 2 a.m.