Earth Science Chapter 12: Meteorology
Note Outline & Power Point
Study Links: Glencoe Textbook Website: Practice Quizzes Quizlet Site: vocabulary games, flash cards, practice tests Geology.com - Hurricanes Lots of articles, info, news, facts & pictures on hurricanes. Video: Earth's Rotation:Effects of Earth's rotation - day & night, Coriolis Effect. Evidence of rotation: wind direction in Northern vs. Southern hemisphere & Foucault Pendulum. Star "trails" - why stars appear to move across the sky. Video: Global Wind Systems Video: Fronts Note: The first 3 minutes apply to Chapter 11 & cloud formation. For the portion that applies to this chapter, begin the video just before the 3 minute mark. Describes all 4 types of fronts, weather maps, ... Video: Winds Cause, measurement, anemometer, naming, isobar spacing, sea breeze, global winds, Coriolis Effect, jet streams, monsoons Video: Pressure - High & Low Video: Station Models Weather Station Models condense weather data into concise and easy to read symbols Video: Weather Instruments |
Assignments:
Vocab Chapter 12 Review Packet Ch 12 Meteorology Lab: Oklahoma Air Masses WS: ID & COLOR Air Masses WS: Interpreting Weather Fronts WS: TT#31 Air Mass Source Regions WS: Weather Station Models WS: Station Models WorksheetWS-#2 READING Fronts & Air Masses WS: 12.2 Lab: Reading a Weather Map Lab: Locating & Determining Air Masses Lab: Stations for Weather Fronts Lab: Highs/Low Pressure & Wind Activity Webquest: Forecasting the Weather (AKA - Webquest Air Masses & Fronts) Webquest: Forecasting Weather (AKA Weather Symbols) |