8.3 Weather Test Advanced

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79 Points

12 Questions

2 Drawing

4 Labeling

6 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

Cloud Types

Descriptions

Drawings

Precipitation

Descriptions

Temperature formed within

Break Down of Concepts

Air Pressure, Winds, Climate vs Weather

Air Pressure

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

Local vs Global Winds

Similarities

Differences

Break Down of Concepts

Air Pressure, Winds, Climate vs Weather

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

Break Down of Concepts

Weather Forecasting

Reading and analyzing weather station symbols

Using a key

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

Draw each of the four main cloud types

Answer 2

4 Points

Question 3Match each type of precipitation with the temperature its

formed within

1. Rain2. Snow3. Freezing Rain4. Sleet5. Hail

A. Cold AirB. Cold Air / Large Amount of Warm

Air / Small Amount of Cold AirC. Warm AirD. Cold Air / Small Amount of Warm

Air / Large Amount of Cold AirE. Strong Updrafts and Cold Air

Answer 3

5 Points

1. Rain → C. Warm Air2. Snow → A. Cold Air3. Freezing Rain → B. Cold Air / Large Amount of Warm Air / Small Amount of Cold Air4. Sleet → D. Cold Air / Small Amount of Warm Air / Large Amount of Cold Air5. Hail → E. Strong Updrafts and Cold Air

Question 4

Label the following image with

High Temperature

Low Temperature

High Pressure

Low Pressure

Arrow showing wind movement

Answer 4

5 Points

Question 5

Describe what causes winds / how winds move

Answer 5

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 6

Provide two similarities and two differences between local and global winds

Answer 66 Points

Similarities

Caused by uneven heating / pressure

Molecules try to balance / spread outLocal Winds● Short Distances / Changes

Daily● Winds travel between land

and water

Global Winds● Long distances / Lasts weeks● Winds travel between poles

and equator● Winds curve due to Earths

rotation

Question 7

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

Answer 78 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 8

How are air masses different from air fronts?

Answer 8

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 9

Name and describe air mass D and B

Include location and characteristics

Answer 9

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 10

How are cold fronts different from warm fronts?

Mention how they are formed, how they are identified, and the weather that occurs afterwards

Answer 108 PointsCold 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)

Question 11Using the key, describe the weather at

each weather station.

Answer 117 Points -- ½ POINT EACH

A B

Temperature 55 85

Dew Point 47 57

Pressure 998 1038

Cloud Cover 100% 75%

Weather LIGHT RAIN HEAVY DRIZZLE

Wind Direction SOUTH SOUTH WEST

Wind Speed 13-17 3-7