NS 1300 Physical Science Studies Weather and Climate

Weather

The Atmosphere Layers of the Atmosphere Composition of the Atmosphere Troposphere Stratosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Thermosphere Exosphere Composition of the Atmosphere Nitrogen Oxygen Water Vapor Carbon Dioxide

Water in the Atmosphere Humidity Dew Point Clouds Cumulus Stratus Cirrus

Water Cycle

Air Pressure

Air Masses

Fronts

Weather Maps Isobars Weather Arrows

Storms Thunder Storms Tornadoes Hurricanes

Global Wind Patterns

Ocean Currents

Climate

Glacial Cycles Why Glaciers Glacial Cycles Land at the Poles Global Temperature Glacial Cycles Glacial Maximum Glacial Minimum Interglacial Periods

Milankovitch Cycles

Quiz 1. T or F, the troposphere is the layer of the earth’s atmosphere in which we live and breath. 2. T or F, a front is the boundary between two air masses. 3. T or F, an isobar is a line of equal temperature on a weather map. 4. T or F, the Coriolis Effect is due to the earth’s revolution around the sun. 5. T or F, obliquity, precession, and eccentricity are irregularities in the earth’s rotation and revolution around the sun.