Weather+Factors

=__Weather Factors__=

="FLASHCARDS! FLASHCARDS! GET YOUR FLASHCARDS RIGHT HERE!" =





= =__**Energy in the Atmosphere &The Electromagnetic Spectrum**__=

Watch this NASA video to get a summary of Electromagnetic Waves:
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Here is the Printable version of the chart below. Either print in color or add color to a B&W Copy. Put in your Binder/Index. ** Change RADAR to MICROWAVE (1cm-10cm)




A MUCH MORE SIMPLE VERSION TO READ!


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Cool Resource #2
=Light vs Pigment=

Facts about Light:
 * Our eyes are made with Rods that detect light/dark and Cones that detect Color.
 * White Light is the combo of ALL electromagnetic waves. When they combine they in a sense cancel each other out in terms of color and appear as "white light"
 * Dark is simply the absence of Light. Darkness does not really exist- it is matter-less. A void.
 * A Rainbow is white light separated into individual colors from largest to smallest.
 * Our atmosphere acts like a prism and brings out (or scatters) certain wavelength of light.
 * blue wavelengths scatter during the day when there are no clouds in the sky.
 * In the morning and at night, the angle of the Earth creates a different shaped (thicker) prism which reflects and different wavelength of colors (like reds, pinks, oranges, and yellows)

Facts about Pigment:
 * Pigment is not light. They are seen on material things like: paint & crayons, clothes, books, look around, basically everything you see (except the light bulb that is illuminating the room- that's white light)
 * They appear a certain color b/c the item reflects that color to the cones of your eyes.
 * This means all other colors are absorbed.
 * Black occurs when ALL colors are __absorbed.__
 * White occurs when ALL colors are __reflected.__



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=Heat Transfer=

Phases of Matter:



== =Heat Transfer Diagram: Create a Fresh New Scene displaying the 3 Types of Heat Transfer discussed in Class. One example for each type, and label it.=

Please Don't Draw any of the Pictures above, from your Book, or any picture that's straight from the Internet (That's Plagiarism!!!!)
= = =What are the two Fates of the Sun's Rays?= ==

A: Absorbed as Heat or Reflected and continues on its journey (till it's absorbed by something else or escapes into outerspace) ** Remember the Pinball Analogy!
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=Temperature Conversions: Know how to convert in either direction!= Worksheet from Class:

=__Fahrenheit to Celsius:__ C=(F-32)/1.8= =What is C if F=200 degrees?= **C= (200 -32)/ 1.8** **C= (168) / 1.8**

**C= 87.77 = 87.8 degress (always to the nearest tenth)**

=__Celsius to Fahrenheit:__ F=(1.8C) +32= =What is F if C=60 degrees?= = = =F=1.8(60) + 32= = = =F=108 +32= =F=140.0 degrees (always include the tenth place)=

=__Now do these problems! Show your work!__=

=What is C if...= =1. F=50 degrees= =2. F=150 degrees= =3. F=230 degrees= =4. F=-10 degrees= =5. F=-50 degrees= =What is F if...= =6. C=5= =7. C=212= =8. C=-25= =9. C=-5= =10. C=50=

Check your answers on this website!

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=Winds=

What is the Instrument? What does each instrument measure? And what UNITS?




4. Which Global wind belt is responsible for the Jet Stream?
Answers: 1.Coriolis Effect 2. Doldrums and Horse Latitudes 3. Equal heating= equal pressure= no global wind 4. Prevailing Westerlies b/c they blow from the West, and the Jet stream blows W--> E.

=Click Here to see todays winds in the US!!!! So AWESOME!= =US Winds Map=

=Water in the Atmosphere=



What is this instrument? And what does it measure? What unit?



=Awesome website on types of clouds=

(Use this site for your Cloud WS!)
=__Make your own cloud at home!- just like we did in class!**__=

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=Precipitation=

How do mist and drizzle compare in size to this chart?








=Keys Topics to study for this Test:= 1. Winds-
 * How they form and how to name them.
 * Global vs Local; Global vs Calm areas

2. EMS- Electromagnetic Spectrum (or Radiation)
 * Know all 7 forms of Radiation largest to smallest
 * Examples of each
 * 3 from the Sun, range for visible light; order of colors

3. 3 types of Heat Transfer
 * Examples

4. Instruments
 * What they measure
 * Units

5. Keywords used through Chapter -See Quizlet

6. Conversions
 * Both Equations
 * How to set up equations
 * Proper Math Skills

7. Precipitation
 * Size differences
 * Where/How they form

8. Worksheets- all
 * Heat and Human Health (Bonus)
 * Contrails (Test and Bonus)
 * Absorption and Reflection
 * All other WS that focused on review/organization of material (clouds, winds, quiz, conversion practice)

9. Cloud Types
 * Definition
 * Picture Identification

=Bonus Questions on the Test... =

==#1- Read Heat and the Human Health Worksheet and know it well for one set of bonus questions.. (when it comes to body temperature control, where does it all start...?) ==

#2 Know Contrails WS well. (and what do you call the donut hole left by a plane...?)
=#3 Recipe for a Cloud (3 parts and what is the process called)= = = =#4 What kind of Special cloud type below.... =

CLICK HERE to find out!