Meteorology

Introduction

Chapter 1Introduction to the Atmosphere

The Atmosphere 10eLutgens & Tarbuck

Power Point by Michael C. LoPresto

• What is meteorology?• What is the difference between weather

and climate?• Earth’s weather, climate, and seasons are

due to…..?• What are the basic elements of weather

and climate?• How does weather influence our daily

lives?

Today’s Essential Questions

Weather: Myth or Fact?1. The South Pole is the sunniest place on Earth.

2. Raindrops are teardrop shaped.

3. Clouds can’t fall from the sky.

4. Hurricanes and typhoons are the same thing.

5. There can be thunders during a snowstorm.

6. Lightning strikes down to the ground.

7. You can get to the end of a rainbow.

8. It can snow at the equator.

9. There is weather on other planets.

10. Safest place in a thunderstorm is under a tree.

Brainstorm

List several severe weather hazards:

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Check on page 5

Hurricane CharleyAugust 13, 2004

Plainfield Tornado1990

A Blizzard in Boston

2005

Winter RainsTrigger

Mudslidesin

California2005

Severe drought in Midwest

Meteorology Name _____________________ Block______ Page 2

GET the GIST

Directions: Read page 2 in the text. In one or two sentences, summarize the important points in each paragraph in the boxes below.

Paragraph 1

Paragraph 2

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Paragraph 5

Weather and Climate are due to…

• the motions of the Earth (tilt, rotation and revolution)

• the amount of Energy from the Sun

One area of Earth System Science (including geology, oceanography, astronomy)

Weather vs. Climate(page 3)

GeoDe CD

A Typical Newspaper Weather Map

• Coldest?• Warmest?

• H indicates fair or foul weather?

• Warmer? Texas or Maine

Fig. 1-2 page 3

Temperature Data for New York

What’s the Average Daily High temperature in …January? ________July? ________

What are the highest? ______Lowest? ______ temperatures ever recorded?

Fig. 1-4 page 4

Decades of daily weather observations and data determine the overall climate in a region, but….Climate data cannot predict the weather!

Old saying… Climate is what you expect,weather is what you get.

If you’ve lived in the Midwest you know this too well!

Concept Review Question #2 on page 29. Weather or Climate?

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