Study guide weather
-Know how to describe weather
-Know the difference between weather and climate- weather is day to day and climate is weather over longer periods of time
-Know earth’s atmosphere (including layers and facts about each one) troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere- air pressure decreases with altitude
-What makes up earth’s atmosphere? Nitrogen, oxygen, argon, water vapor, carbon dioxide/co2
Percentage of earth’s surface that is water 70-75%
-What do ocean currents carry? Hot and cool air
-6 different climate zones and which is Connecticut- dry, mild, severe, polar. Tropical, highlands- CT is severe climate
-What are three factors that are important to weather report? Temperature, precipitation, wind speed, clouds,
Know the water cycle
-What is a wind vane? Measures wind direction Anemometer? Measures wind speed
-Know weather report key
-What factors affect weather? Mountain ranges, oceans, altitude (how high) where you are with equator
Stages of water- evaporation, melting freezing, condensation
