2. Weather Occurs in Which Layer of Our Atmosphere?

WEATHER NOTES

1. What is weather?

2. Weather occurs in which layer of our atmosphere?

3. Solar energy affects the amount of______& ______on Earth.

4. This endless process of water transport, from clouds to ground and back again, is called

5. Winds occur because…

6. A large body of air that has similar temperature and moisture properties throughout is called an…

7. What happens when a polar air mass moves south?

Air pressure is caused by the weight of the air molecules

Pressure Changes Cause Weather Changes

8. In a high pressure area the air flows ______and gives us

______skies.

9. In a low pressure region the air flows ______, cools off and makes______.

10. What is the Coriolis Effect?

11. How does it effect our winds? 12. A front is an ______. There are cold and warm fronts.

13. A cold front brings towering ______and

______.

14. A warm front brings ______, ______, and high levels of______.

MAKING A THUNDERSTORM

1. The heating of air masses from the earth is called ______.

2. The warm air is lighter (less dense) and rises.

3. As is rises it cools and makes ______, creating a larger cloud.

4. When the drops fall as rain the cloud cools and lowers towards the Earth.

5. At the same time another updraft is being formed feeding the cloud.

6. The updrafts and downdrafts work against each adding to the storm.

EXTRA NOTES