8.3 Weather Test

Regular Format 51 Points 8 Questions 1 Drawing 3 Labeling 4 Short Answer

Break Down of Concepts Water Cycle Drawing Parts of the Cycle Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Runoff Processes Drive By Sun and Gravity States of Matter Changes Liquid to Gas; Gas to Liquid; Liquid to Liquid

Break Down of Concepts Air Pressure, Winds, Climate vs Weather Label areas of high and low pressure and temperature Winds Draw the path of local / global winds Describe what causes winds Temperature, Pressure, Reason How rotation of each impacts winds → Curve Weather vs Climate Definitions Factors that impact each Differences

Break Down of Concepts Air Masses and Fronts Air Masses How they are created Labeling Name Identifying location and characteristics Air Fronts Differences between cold and warm fronts How to identify cold and warm fronts

Question 1 Draw the water cycle Label each part Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation, Runoff Label the change in state of matter Solid, Liquid, Gas Label the process its driven by Sun / Gravity

Answer 1 14 Points

Question 2 Label the following image with High Temperature Low Temperature High Pressure Low Pressure Arrow showing wind movement

Answer 2 5 Points

Question 3 Describe what causes winds / how winds move

Answer 3 4 Points Cold air has a high pressure (1 point) and warm air has a low pressure (1 point). Winds move from high pressure (cold air) to low pressure (warm air) (1 point). Air moves from high pressure to low pressure so the molecules are evenly spaced (1 point)

Question 4 Explain the difference between weather and climate. Mention at least 3 differences.

Answer 4 8 Points Weather is daily changes in weather while climate is 30 year averages of data (2 points) Weather is impacted by changes in the water cycle, air masses and weather fronts (2 points) while climate is impacted by elevation, geography, and surface features (2 points) Weather is what you actually get daily while climate is what you expect daily (2 points)

Question 5 How are air masses different from air fronts?

Answer 5 2 Points Air masses are large bodies of air that get their characteristics from the land/water below it (1 point) while air fronts are the boundaries between air masses that get their characteristics from the air masses that collide (1 point)

Question 6 Name and describe air mass D and B Include location and characteristics

Answer 6 6 Points Air Mass D Maritime Tropical Formed over water near the equator Warm and Wet Air Mass B Continental Polar Formed over land near the poles Cold and Dry

Question 7 How are cold fronts different from warm fronts? Mention how they are formed, how they are identified, and the weather that occurs afterwards

Answer 7 8 Points Cold Front Formed when an cold air mass moves in and under a warm air mass (1 pt) Cold weather occurs afterwards (1 pt) Identified by cumulonimbus clouds, thunderstorms, significant drop in pressure, and cold weather following (2 pts) Warm Front Formed when a warm air mass moves in and over a cold air mass (1 pt) Warm weather occurs afterwards (1 pt) Identified by stratus clouds, hours of rain, and warm weather following (2 pts)