Sea breeze – Cold air sinks over the ocean creating a High pressure causing winds to blow off the ocean onto land where a Low pressure develops Happens during the day L H L H Land breeze – Cold air sinks over the land creating a High pressure causing winds to blow off the land onto the ocean where a Low pressure develops Happens at night
Explain the relationship between altitude and temperature in earth’s atmosphere What percentage of the atmosphere makes up Nitrogen? Oxygen? Other gases? What process created the oxygen that exists in today's atmosphere. Describe earth’s first atmosphere? The second atmosphere, today’s atmosphere? What is out gassing? Describe the current theory of how water accumulated on the Earth Describe what a greenhouse gas is and how this process works on Venus, The Earth and Mars?
Explain the relationship between altitude and temperature in earth’s atmosphere What percentage of the atmosphere makes up Nitrogen? Oxygen? Other gases? What process created the oxygen that exists in today's atmosphere. Describe earth’s first atmosphere? The second atmosphere, today’s atmosphere? What is out gassing? Describe the current theory of how water accumulated on the Earth Describe what a greenhouse gas is and how this process works on Venus, The Earth and Mars?
Label with H for high pressure and L for Low pressure Describe the type of air that would be sinking Describe the type of air that is rising Winds always travel from what pressure to what pressure? Explain why based on the images. High pressure are associated with what type of weather? Low pressures are associated with what type of weather.
Label with H for high pressure and L for Low pressure Describe the type of air that would be sinking Describe the type of air that is rising Winds always travel from what pressure to what pressure? Explain why based on the images. High pressure are associated with what type of weather? Low pressures are associated with what type of weather.
Insert the type of air mass or the type of front in the blanks Insert the type of air mass or the type of front in the blanks. Circle the type of front with the most dangerous weather.
Insert the type of air mass or the type of front in the blanks Insert the type of air mass or the type of front in the blanks. Circle the type of front with the most dangerous weather.
A full feather = ____ knots A half feather = ____knots Use Earth Science reference tables in the back of your textbook and fill in the blanks with the appropriate terms Why do meteorologists use station models? What is the rule for barometric pressure ? (hint when do you add a 0 or 9) How much cloud cover is indicated? What direction is the wind blowing?
A full feather = ____ knots A half feather = ____knots Use Earth Science reference tables in the back of your textbook and fill in the blanks with the appropriate terms Why do meteorologists use station models? What is the rule for barometric pressure ? (hint when do you add a 0 or 9) How much cloud cover is indicated? What direction is the wind blowing?
Label with the correct term What does each one measure? Which one has the biggest impact on our weather? Why? What do we call scientists who work with the weather? How accurate are weather forecasts For 1 day, 3 day & 5 days. Besides these tools what 3 other inventions are important for weather forecasting.
Continental = Maritime= Tropical = Polar=
Continental = Dry Maritime= Humid Tropical = Warm Polar= Cold
Low pressure high pressure Sea breeze High pressure Land breeze Low pressure
Soil formation Topsoil contains water, organic matter Horizon A Horizon B Subsoil contains minerals and has little to no organic matter Horizon C Regolith rocks soil with no minerals or organics Bedrock Bedrock solid layer of rock that soil sits upon
Soil formation
Fossil types
Per mineralized remains Fossil types Cast and mold Per mineralized remains Original remains Trace fossil