Name ________________________ Date _________________ Period _______
Study Guide
1. Which layer of the atmosphere has the ozone layer? _________________________
2. Which layer of the atmosphere protects us from meteoroids? ___________________
3. If a maritime tropical air mass moves into Georgia, we could expect what weather
conditions? ________________________________________________________
4. What causes humid weather? ___________________________________________
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5. It’s daytime, and you’re looking for the beach. How can you find it using local winds?
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6. What causes the winds to blow differently during the day and night at the beach? (in
other words, what causes land and sea breezes?) *hint: think Heating.
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7. Due to the angle of the sunlight hitting the earth, the Earth is heated unequally, this
results in ____________________________.
8. If you wanted to know the weather tomorrow, why would you compare today’s weather
map to yesterday’s? ______________________________
9. What two factors determine climate?_______________________________
10. What’s Georgia’s climate? __________________________________
11. From what do hurricanes get energy? ___________________________________
12. What happens to a hurricane once it makes landfall?__________________________
13. Describe the relationship between air pressure and weather. ____________________
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14. What global Winds have an effect on the weather in the U.S.A___________________
15. Be able to describe the different fronts and weather associated with each.
Be sure to study all your notes. This is just a guide!