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Severe Weather Study Guide
Test and iBooks due on Thursday, September 14, 2016for Track A/
Friday, September 15, 2016 for Track B
1. What are examples of severe weather?
2. Weather refers to the state of the atmosphere______.
3. In what ways does the Sun influence weather?
4. A ______is a person who studies the weather.
5. If a weather map has a symbol that shows a circle with the word High in the middle, what is it referring to?
6. What are instruments meteorologists use to gather data?
7. What is the difference between a tornado and a hurricane?
8. Our weather occurs mostly in the atmosphere layer called the:
9. Moving air is called ______.
10. Above a continent, a warm air mass slowly passes over a cold air mass. As the warm air begins to cool, clouds form. What will most likely happen next?
11. Which location on Earth receives the most direct sunlight?
12. Understand where air currents will form due to the uneven heating of Earth.
13. What factors would most likely cause a hurricane to decrease in strength?
14. A city has a temperature of 75 °F, with partly cloudy skies. Weather forecasters are predicting that the air pressure and temperature will drop during the day. Which type of weather is most likely for this area in the late afternoon?
15. How would you define “severe weather”? Include temperature, frequency, and weather conditions.
16. What is the difference between a High Pressure System and a Low Pressure System? Include moisture, sky conditions, winds and temperature.
High Pressure / Low PressureSky Condition
Winds
Temperature
17. What does the symbol for a Warm Front look like? Draw an example. How fast does a warm front travel? What kind of weather is around a warm front?
Symbol for Warm Front
18. What does the symbol for a Cold Front look like? Draw an example. How fast does a cold front travel? What kind of weather is around a cold front?
Symbol for Cold Front
19. How would you describe the Jet Stream and why is it important? Include wind speed, and direction of warm and cold fronts.
20. Hurricanes have been described as a “different animal.” What conditions need to be present for a Hurricane? Include air pressure, humidity, and location of occurrence.
21. How well can we predict weather? What patterns do meteorologists look for?
22. How do meteorologists communicate what they know about weather?