Meteorology Study Guide
Test Dates:
Cores 1, 2, & 5 on Monday, November 21, 2011
Cores 3, 4 on Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Atmosphere
•know the names of the layers of the atmosphere
•know the layers of the jet stream, the ozone layer and where weather occurs
•know how altitude effects pressure and temperature
Heat Transfer
•know the three different types of heat transfer (conduction, convection and
radiation) and understand the role each plays in heating the atmosphere.
Barometric Pressure
•know what causes high and low pressure
•know the weather conditions of high and low pressure systems
•know that air moves from high to low pressure
•understand how air moves and circulates within high and low pressure systems
Phase Changes
•know each of the following: evaporation, condensation, freezing, melting
•how do phase changes effect the movement of molecules
Water Cycle
•understand phase changes and heat transfer within the water cycle
•know what transpiration is
•know how water can be purified in the process of going through the water cycle
Ocean
•know how the oceans effect climate
•know what El Nino and La Nina are and what effect they have on climate
•compare climate differences between coastal and inland areas
•know how and where the ocean is warmed and how it redistributes heat around
the Earth
•know what causes surface ocean currents
Winds
•know what causes wind
•know the difference between global winds and local winds
•know the different global winds including which wind belt MN is located in
•understand why the earth is heated unevenly and how the heat is redistributed
Clouds
•know the shapes and formation of cumulus, stratus and cirrus clouds
•know where cumulus, stratus and cirrus clouds form in relation to warm and
cold fronts and high and low pressure systems
Fronts
•know what a front is and where they form
•know how cold fronts form, and how they change the weather (temp, pressure,
sky condition and clouds types)
•know how warm fronts form, and how they change the weather (temp, pressure,
sky condition and clouds types)
Predicting Weather
•be able to make simple weather observations and forecasts from a weather map
•know where Minnesota’s weather usually comes from and why
•know how wind direction can effect temperature