Curriculum-Based Question Guide
These are my suggestions for what you should include in your answers to the curriculum-based questions.
THE ATMOSPHERE
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How do the different layers of the atmosphere compare?
o Compare the altitude of each layer
o Compare the temperature (increases or decreases) of each layer
o Compare the pressure of each layer
o Compare the water vapor concentration of each layer
How does heat transfer through radiation, convection, and conduction result in motion in the atmosphere
and hydrosphere?
o Define radiation, convection, conduction.
o Relate regions of different densities to motion within the atmosphere
o Relate regions of different densities to motion within the hydrosphere
How do the different types of radiation on the electromagnetic spectrum compare?
o Describe each type of radiation based on wavelength
o Describe visible light division in terms of wavelength
How does the Sun’s energy create ocean currents?
o Describe how ocean currents produced
o Describe the motion of ocean currents
Complete one Atmosphere activity from the green Meteorology binder.
WEATHER VARIABLES
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How are each of the weather variables measured?
o Describe the instruments used to describe air temperature, air pressure, relative humidity and
dewpoint, precipitation, wind speed, and wind direction.
How do high and low pressure systems compare?
o Describe the motion of wind around a high system and a low system
o Describe the relative weather conditions (good, bad) associated with each system
How do weather variables influence weather patterns?
o Describe how temperature and humidity affect air pressure and the probability of precipitation
o Describe how air pressure gradients control wind velocity
What is the relationship between relative humidity, dewpoint, and condensation?
o Define relative humidity
o Define dewpoint
o Define condensation
o Describe the relationship between relative humidity and saturation
How does the expansion and contraction of air due to vertical atmospheric movement affect air
temperature, dewpoint, cloud formation, and precipitation?
o Describe how air temperature is affected
o Describe how dewpoint is affected
o Describe how cloud formation is affected
o Describe how precipitation is affected
Complete one Weather Variable activity from the green Meteorology binder.