Weather study guide

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Weather:  Science Test Study Guide

*We will go over any questions you may have on the study guide in class on Wednesday

*Test on Friday

Here is what you need to know….

1.  Be able to describe what the following are and how they form:

Hurricanes (and storm surge)

Tornados

Thunderstorms

types of precipitation (drizzle, rain, sleet, snow, hail)

2. Cloud types and what type of weather they indicate:

        

Cirrus clouds

Cumulonimbus clouds

Cumulus clouds

Stratus clouds

3. The water cycle:  evaporation, condensation, precipitation

4. How air temperature affects density

5. How the ocean affects weather

6. Read a data table and graph that shows temperature change:

For example:  What was the temperature change from day 1 to day 6?

 day       temp

1       =    43

2       =    53

3       =  50

4       =   57

5       =  59

6       =  67

7. Know the vocabulary words:

thunderstorm        wind        hurricane         humidity          convection current   meteorology           tornado         thermometer         barometer          anemometer

hygrometer               ozone