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UNIT 5: ATMOSPHERE 10 days
If someone across the country or across the world asked you what the weather was like today, what would you tell them?! Topics in this unit include the composition, structure, and motion of the atmosphere. Meteorologists aim to understand and predict accurately atmospheric phenomena. Weather describes the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place with respect to such variables as temperature, moisture, wind velocity, and barometric pressure. Determining future weather involves more than simply looking at some pictures. Meteorology embraces the study of the atmosphere of Earth. |
NC STANDARDS
EEn.1.1.3 Explain how the sun produces energy which is transferred to the Earth by radiation
EEn.1.1.4 Explain how incoming solar energy makes life possible on Earth
EEn.2.3.1 Explain how water is an energy agent ( currents and heat transfer)
EEn.2.5.1 Summarize the structure and composition if our atmosphere
EEn.2.5.2 Explain the formation of typical air masses and the weather systems that result from air mass interactions
EEn.2.5.3 Explain how cyclic storms form based on the interaction of air masses
EEn.2.5.4 Predict the weather using available weather maps and data ( including surface, upper atmospheric winds, and satellite imagery)
EEn.2.5.5 Explain how human activities effect air quality
EEn.2.6.1 Differentiate between weather and climate
EEn.2.6.2 Explain changes in global climate due to natural processes
EEn.2.6.3 Analyze the impacts that human activities have on global climate change( such as burning hydrocarbons, greenhouse effect, and deforestation
EEn.2.6.4 Attribute changes to Earth's systems to global climate change ( temperature change, changes in pH of the ocean, sea level changes etc..)
EEn.1.1.3 Explain how the sun produces energy which is transferred to the Earth by radiation
EEn.1.1.4 Explain how incoming solar energy makes life possible on Earth
EEn.2.3.1 Explain how water is an energy agent ( currents and heat transfer)
EEn.2.5.1 Summarize the structure and composition if our atmosphere
EEn.2.5.2 Explain the formation of typical air masses and the weather systems that result from air mass interactions
EEn.2.5.3 Explain how cyclic storms form based on the interaction of air masses
EEn.2.5.4 Predict the weather using available weather maps and data ( including surface, upper atmospheric winds, and satellite imagery)
EEn.2.5.5 Explain how human activities effect air quality
EEn.2.6.1 Differentiate between weather and climate
EEn.2.6.2 Explain changes in global climate due to natural processes
EEn.2.6.3 Analyze the impacts that human activities have on global climate change( such as burning hydrocarbons, greenhouse effect, and deforestation
EEn.2.6.4 Attribute changes to Earth's systems to global climate change ( temperature change, changes in pH of the ocean, sea level changes etc..)
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
1. What are the main components of the Earths atmosphere?
2. What are the layers of Earth's atmosphere?
3. What is conduction, convection, and radiation?
4. What is the difference between weather and climate?
5. List and describe the 5 factors that effect the climate of a location.
6. How is the Koppen system used to determine the climate category for a given location.
7. How do air masses effect the weather in a particular area?
8. List and describe the 4 types of fronts.
9. What are the effects of global warming?
10. What is a heat island?
11. What are the effects of ocean acidification?
12. How can you use weather maps and other data to predict the weather?
13. What tools do meteorologist use to predict the weather?
14. What safety precautions should be followed for severe weather and sever cyclonic storms (hurricanes) to preserve life and property?
1. What are the main components of the Earths atmosphere?
2. What are the layers of Earth's atmosphere?
3. What is conduction, convection, and radiation?
4. What is the difference between weather and climate?
5. List and describe the 5 factors that effect the climate of a location.
6. How is the Koppen system used to determine the climate category for a given location.
7. How do air masses effect the weather in a particular area?
8. List and describe the 4 types of fronts.
9. What are the effects of global warming?
10. What is a heat island?
11. What are the effects of ocean acidification?
12. How can you use weather maps and other data to predict the weather?
13. What tools do meteorologist use to predict the weather?
14. What safety precautions should be followed for severe weather and sever cyclonic storms (hurricanes) to preserve life and property?
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VOCABULARY
UNIT 5 VOCABULARY |
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DAY 1: ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION
NOTES-Atmospheric Composition
Guided Notes-Atmospheric Composition Layers of the Atmosphere Drag & Drop Layer of the Atmosphere Worksheet HONORS
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DAY 2: SOLAR ENERGY
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DAY 3: WATER IN THE ATMOSPHERE
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DAY 4: AIR MASSES & FRONTS
Watch the Video on Fronts then answer the following questions
What is a front? How does a cold front form? What forms along a cold front? How does a warm front form? What type of clouds form at warm fronts? What type of precipitation is produced from a warm front? What is a stationary front? What type of weather can occur at an occluded front? |
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DAY 5: WEATHER MAPS
HONORS
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DAY 6: SEVERE WEATHER
DAY 7: CLIMATE FACTORS & ZONES
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DAY 8: CLIMATE CHANGE
View the video on Climate Change in Yellowstone and answer the questions on the the pdf below
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Effects of Global Climate Change
Many scientists believe that the world’s climate is changing as a result of the huge quantities of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that we're pumping into the earth’s atmosphere. This has lead to increasingly unpredictable and extreme weather, so as the earth heats up in the years ahead we may find that the climate in each climate zones could change too. For instance the polar regions may experience milder weather causing the ice caps and permafrost to melt. To learn more about global climate chance click here, Global Climate Change. Click on the signs next to the video to explore each section. Once you have accessed a section, the tabs at top have drop down list that will provide addition information. While there is a lot of information available, I encourage you to carefully read through each section so that you are thoroughly knowledgeable about global climate change. The video below was taken from this website.
Many scientists believe that the world’s climate is changing as a result of the huge quantities of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that we're pumping into the earth’s atmosphere. This has lead to increasingly unpredictable and extreme weather, so as the earth heats up in the years ahead we may find that the climate in each climate zones could change too. For instance the polar regions may experience milder weather causing the ice caps and permafrost to melt. To learn more about global climate chance click here, Global Climate Change. Click on the signs next to the video to explore each section. Once you have accessed a section, the tabs at top have drop down list that will provide addition information. While there is a lot of information available, I encourage you to carefully read through each section so that you are thoroughly knowledgeable about global climate change. The video below was taken from this website.
DAY 9: review
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DAY 10: UNIT TEST