Weather Variables Review Sheet

1. What scientific instrument is used to

a. Measure relative humidity: ____________________________
b. Measure dew point: ____________________________
c. Measure temperature: ____________________________
2. Convert the following temperatures.

38F __________C __________K

38C __________F __________K
279K __________C __________F
118F __________C __________K
-40C __________F __________K
366K __________C __________F
3. Fill in the table below using your Earth Science Reference Table.
Dry-bulb temp Wet-bulb temp Dew Point Relative Humidity
18C 13C _________ _________
-2C _________ _________ 79%
30C _________ _________ 100%
7C _________ 0C _________
4. Describe the relationship between air temperature, dew point, and relative humidity when precipitation is
present. _____________________________________________________________________________
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5. Describe the difference between convection, conduction, and radiation.
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6. Explain how density creates convection currents.
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7. Using your Earth Science Reference Table
a. Which two phase changes release energy: _____________________________________________
b. Which two phase changes absorb energy: _____________________________________________
c. How much energy does melting absorb: ________________________________
d. How much energy does freezing release: _______________________________
e. How much energy does evaporation absorb: ____________________________
f. How much energy does condensation release: ___________________________
g. What happens to the temperature when energy, or latent heat, is absorbed? ____________________
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h. What happens to the temperature when energy, or latent heat, is released? ____________________
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i. Explain why sweating can cool people down. __________________________________________
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8. How does density of cold air compare to the density of warm air?
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a. Describe what happens to warm air as it rises to create clouds. _______________________________
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9. What type of energy transfer is needed to transfer electromagnetic waves from the Sun to Earth?
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a. Compare the wavelengths of Gamma rays to Microwaves. __________________________________
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b. List the colors in order from lowest energy (largest wavelength) to highest energy (smallest
wavelength).
i. ______________________________
ii. ______________________________
iii. ______________________________
iv. ______________________________
v. ______________________________
vi. ______________________________
10. Compare the air circulation of a high-pressure system to a low-pressure system. ____________________
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a. In terms of pressure, how do winds move? _______________________________________________
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b. What is the Coriolis effect, and what does it provide evidence of? ____________________________
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i. Compare the apparent curvature of the winds in the northern hemisphere to the apparent
curvature to the winds in the southern hemisphere. _______________________________
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11. Identify the layers of Earths atmosphere in order from lowest to highest in altitude.
a. ______________________________
b. ______________________________
c. ______________________________
d. ______________________________
12. Identify the interface that separates the troposphere from the stratosphere. _________________________
13. Identify the interface that separates the mesosphere from the thermosphere.
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14. Describe the relationship between water vapor and altitude.
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15. Describe the relationship between altitude and air pressure.
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16. What layer of the atmosphere do we find the ozone layer?
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a. Explain why the ozone layer is vital for life to exist on Earth?
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17. Describe the relationship between altitude and air temperature.
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