Weather

We have been discussing weather and how it works. We began with the water cycle to explain clouds and precipitation. We then delved deeper discussing fronts, air masses, humidity, air pressure, temperature, and wind.

There are several power points on Google Classroom that we discussed in class. Students should also have notes in their binders.

Study these items for the test:

• air mass
• meteorologist
• fronts: warm, cold, stationary
• humidity, relative humidity
• high/low pressure systems
• isobars, isotherms
• hurricane, tornado, blizzard, cyclone, typhoon
• wind shear
• precipitation: hail, snow, sleet
• fog
• condensation nuclei
• be able to read a station model (see picture below)

Pre-AP only: in addition to above you must also know kinds of clouds, dew point, watch/warning, water cycle, how to read a weather map (symbols for fronts).