Use these resources to help you answer the
questions below
Weather vs. Climate:
1. What is the difference between climate and weather?
Explain in your own words.
 Add 2 charts or diagrams to illustrate your
understanding.
Air Pressure:
1.
2.
3.
4.
What is air pressure?
What causes high pressure? What causes low
pressure?
How is air pressure measured?
Why is it important for a meteorologist to know about
air pressure (how does it help him/her forecast the
weather?)
Humidity and Precipitation:
1.
2.
3.
4.
What is the difference between humidity and
precipitation?
How does humidity affect our weather?
What is precipitation?
What are the main types of precipitation? How is
precipitation measured?
Clouds
1.
2.
3.
How are clouds formed?
What type of cloud types are there?
How do clouds help us predict the weather?
Weather Fronts
1.
2.
3.
What is a cold front?
What is a warm front?
How do they help with predicting the weather?
Severe Weather and weather phenomena Severe weather phenomena are weather conditions that
are hazardous to human life and property.
1.
2.
3.
List 5 types of weather conditions that are hazardous
to human life and property.
Pick one type of severe weather and describe how it
is formed, how much damage it does and costs,
safety precautions to take, and the biggest recorded
storms of that nature.
What is the difference between a weather warning
and a weather watch?
Weather Instruments
1.
2.
What weather instruments are used to measure the
weather?
Describe 3 weather instruments and their purpose.
Greenhouse Effect
1.
2.
What is the greenhouse effect?
Identify human actions that have been linked to the
Greenhouse effect.
Predicting the Weather
1.
How Does Weather Radar Work?