Honors Geosystems
Name _________________________________________
Weather Study Guide
Date ___________________________ Period ________
1. Read & record the wet and dry bulb temperature.
Wet bulb
(°C)
Dry bulb (°C)
Explain how you use the information to know if
this is humid air or dry air?
20
10
1. What are the two conditions necessary for cloud formation?
What is the dew point? What causes condensation to occur?
Complete the table by circling the correct option for each cell.
Name Shape Altitude Weather
Fluffy or High or Middle or
CIRRUS Rainy or Overcast or Clear
Flat Low
Fluffy or High or Middle or
CUMULUS Rainy or Overcast or Clear
Flat Low
Fluffy or High or Middle or
CUMULONIMBUS Rainy or Overcast or Clear
Flat Low
Fluffy or High or Middle or
STRATUS Rainy or Overcast or Clear
Flat Low
2. What happens when cloud droplets grow too big/heavy for air currents to hold up?
4. Read the barometers:
Setting Hand _________ Setting Hand _________ Setting Hand _________
Measuring Hand ________ Measuring Hand ________ Measuring Hand ________
Pressure is - ____________ Pressure is - _____________ Pressure is - ___________
Type of weather – Clear/ Rain Type of weather – Clear/ Rain Type of weather – Clear/ Rain
5. Wind is caused by ___________________ differences which are caused by
___________________ differences.
What causes currents in the air?
6. Why does Earth have a Coriolis Effect? Describe the deflection due to Coriolis for each
hemisphere.
Describe the variable effects of Coriolis due to distance and latitude.
7. What is the jet stream? What causes the Jetstream? During what season is Jetstream closer
to the equator? Why?
8. What causes the global winds?
Describe Earth’s global winds movements/ direction
Polar easterlies
Westerlies
Trade winds
9. Label and describe the origin of coastal breezes. Draw arrows to show the movement of
the air.
At the beach during the day, the wind comes from the _______________.
At the beach during the evening, the wind comes from the _________________.
10. Air masses: what is the origin of each?
continental tropical
continental polar
maritime tropical
maritime polar
Air masses: what type of air mass is each? Include characteristics & abbreviation.
continental tropical
continental polar
maritime tropical
maritime polar
Air masses: what weather does each cause?
continental tropical
continental polar
maritime tropical
maritime polar
11. Diagram a cold front, including the important cloud formations and weather.
Surface
____________________________________________________________________________
Diagram a warm front, including the important cloud formations and weather.
Surface
____________________________________________________________________________
Diagram an occluded front, including the important cloud formations and weather.
Surface
____________________________________________________________________________
Diagram a stationary front, including the important cloud formations and weather.
Surface
______________________________________________________________________
Draw the symbols for each type of front:
Warm front
Cold front
Occluded front
Stationary front
12. Which way do winds move in and around pressure centers?
surface
H L
Describe the type of weather associated with each pressure center:
H L
13.Complete the table by circling the correct option for each cell.
Hurricanes Tornadoes
Measurement
Enhanced Fujita or Saffir Simpson Enhanced Fujita or Saffir Simpson
scale
Event size large or small large or small
Event fuel warm air over: land or water warm air over: land or water
Associated
storm surge or flying debris storm surge or flying debris
dangers
14. Explain the value of satellite technology on the science of forecasting and prediction for
major events.
15. What is the difference between a severe weather warning, a watch and an advisory?
16. Draw a station models to represent the factors
listed in the table to the right. Temperature: 70˚F 10˚C
Dew Point: 55˚F 8˚C
Cloud Cover: 25% 100%
Wind
SE NW
Direction:
5
Wind Speed: 20 knots
knots
1014.1
Air Pressure: 988.0 mb
mb
17. Based on the temperature and pressure below, predict the weather at city A, B and C
A B C
18. Using the H and L pressure systems and fronts, briefly describe the weather in each city:
Seattle- Chicago-
San Francisco- Dallas-
Los Angeles- Atlanta-
Kansas City- Boston-
