1. QQ:
Describe the type of heat transfer that drives weather.
How does the ozone layer contribute heat to the atmosphere?
Explain what causes global winds to appear to curve.

2. Today’s Objective:
I can read a weather map.

4. How Many Do You Know? fluid Warm front Stationary front Sea breeze
Global winds
Air pressure
High pressure
Land breeze
Occluded front
Barometer
Cold front
Monsoon
Low Pressure

5. Who would read a weather map?

6. Weather Map
Maps used to record weather conditions.

7. Measuring the Wind Wind speed 2. Wind direction (coming from)
Mph, km/h, knots
2. Wind direction (coming from)

8. Wind Barbs
Direction (coming into the station)
Speed

9. Direction Speed 3. Cloud Cover

11. What kind of heat transfer occurs when the air touching the warm Earth’s surface heats and rises?
Conduction

12. What does an anemometer measure
Wind speed

13. What happens when H2O, CH4, and CO2 absorb radiation?
Heats Earth

14. Recording the Weather Cloud Cover: Wind Speed: Wind Direction:
Cloud Cover: Partly cloudy
Wind Speed: 15mph
Wind Direction: NE
Cloud Cover:
Wind Speed:
Wind Direction:
Long line = 10 mph

15. Tool for measuring air pressure
Barometer

16. Recording the Weather Cloud Cover: Wind Speed: Wind Direction:
Cloud Cover: cloudy
Wind Speed: 5mph
Wind Direction: W
Cloud Cover:
Wind Speed:
Wind Direction:
Long line = 10 mph

17. Layer of atmosphere where the ozone is
Stratosphere

18. How cold would Earth be without greenhouse gases?

19. What provides
all energy
for weather
on Earth?
Sun

20. The Prevailing Westerly Winds blow from this direction
The West

21. Recording the Weather Cloud Cover: Cloudy Cloud Cover:
Wind Speed: 15mph
Wind Direction: NE
Cloud Cover:
Wind Speed:
Wind Direction:
Long line = 10 mph

22. What does the 23 ½ degree tilt causes on Earth?
Seasons

23. Recording the Weather Cloud Cover: Wind Speed: Wind Direction:
Cloud Cover: Scattered
Wind Speed: 5mph
Wind Direction: W
Cloud Cover:
Wind Speed:
Wind Direction:
Long line = 10 mph

24. What percentage of solar radiation is reflected back into space?
30%

25. Air is composed mostly of this element
Nitrogen

26. What is the name of the winds that helped sailors travel to the
West Indies?
Trade Winds

27. Recording the Weather Cloud Cover: Wind Speed: Wind Direction:
Cloud Cover: Clear
Wind Speed: 10mph
Wind Direction: S
Cloud Cover:
Wind Speed:
Wind Direction:
Long line = 10 mph

28. If the Sun’s radiation continually shines on Earth, what prevents us from frying?
Radiation eventually reflects back to space

29. The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs:
Troposphere

30. Recording the Weather Cloud Cover: Wind Speed: Wind Direction:
_______
_______
Cloud Cover: Mostly cloudy
Wind Speed: 20mph
Wind Direction: NW
Cloud Cover:
Wind Speed:
Wind Direction:
Long line = 10 mph

31. What causes the wind belts on Jupiter?
Corlliolis Effect

32. By temperature changes
Way the layers
of the atmosphere
are classified
By temperature changes

33. At which latitude did sailors throw their livestock overboard?
Horse latitudes

34. Recording the Weather Cloud Cover: Wind Speed: Wind Direction:
Cloud Cover: Partly cloudy
Wind Speed: 15mph
Wind Direction: NE
Cloud Cover:
Wind Speed:
Wind Direction:
Long line = 10 mph

35. SI unit for measuring temperature
Celsius

36. Recording the Weather Cloud Cover: Wind Speed: Wind Direction:
Cloud Cover: Mostly cloudy
Wind Speed: Calm
Wind Direction 
Cloud Cover:
Wind Speed:
Wind Direction:
Long line = 10 mph

37. Isotherms:
Lines drawn to show areas of similar temperature

38. How Many Do You Remember?
fluid
Warm front
Stationary front
Sea breeze
Global winds
Air pressure
High pressure
Land breeze
Occluded front
Barometer
Cold front
Monsoon
Low Pressure