Science Alternatives Meteorology Advanced Day 1

What is Weather? How is it different from climate?

Name ________________

Four Factors of Weather 1. 2. 3. 4.

Humidity!
Humidity Hygrometer -

A few vocab words to know:

You do know about the water cycle, right? Lets do a brief review!

Relative humidity Saturated Dew point -

How are clouds formed?

All air contains water, but near the ground it is usually in the form of ___________ ____________. When warm air rises, it _____________ and _______________. _____________ air can't hold as much water vapor as ____________ air, so some of the vapor condenses onto tiny pieces of ____________ that are floating in the air and forms a tiny droplet around each dust particle. When billions of these droplets come together they become a visible cloud. Becky Mentzer, Education Alternatives, 2012

Can we make a cloud?

Clouds are named for their ___________________ and ________________________

Puffy clouds:
1.

Layered clouds:
2. 3. (touching the ground)

High clouds:
4. 6. 5. 7. (not formed by nature!)

Middle Clouds:
8. 9.

Rain Clouds:
10. 11.

Combination Clouds:
12.

Circle the cloud types that are found low to the ground.

Becky Mentzer, Education Alternatives, 2012

Relative humidity in Air

90

Amount of water vapor in grams per cubic meter of air

80

70

60

50

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40 30

20

10

0 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

Temperature (degrees C)
1. If the air is 45 degrees, how many grams of water will it take to saturate it?

2. If the air is completely saturated (relative humidity is 100%) and there are about 12 grams of water in the air, what is the temperature?

3. If the temperature is 50 degrees and the air is saturated, how many grams of water are in the air?

4. If there are 24 grams of water in the air, and the relative humidity is 100%, whats the temperature?

5. The temperature is 400 and there are 25 grams of water in the air, whats the relative humidity? 6. If the temperature is 10 degrees and the relative humidity is 50%, how many grams of water are in the air? Becky Mentzer, Education Alternatives, 2012

My Cloud ID Record!
Date Cloud type* Morning Weather/Time+ Afternoon Predicted Weather Actual Afternoon Weather/Time

*Use the SCool Cloud ID chart and your round cloud key. Here are some descriptions that are not on the cloud key:

Cirrostratus - thin, sheetlike high clouds that often cover the entire sky; so thin that the sun and moon can be seen through them; usually mean rain or snow within 24 hours Cirrocumulus - fairly unusual clouds; look like small rounded puffs or cotton balls, either alone or in rows; when in rows, sky has a rippling look; could mean fair weather or storms Altostratus - cover the entire sky over a large area; usually produce steady precipitation ahead of a storm; You can see a bit of the sun through the clouds, but the sun will be hazy or watery. Nimbostratus thick, low, blanketlike clouds. usually produce a steady form of precipitation, which can last for several hours or even more than a day.

Becky Mentzer, Education Alternatives, 2012

Teacher Answer Key! Weather = state of the atmosphere at a given time and place Climate = long term weather patterns of a specific area Humidity amount of moisture in the air Hygrometer instrument used to measure humidity Relative humidity - measure of the amount of water vapor in the air (at a specific temperature) compared to the maximum amount it can hold expressed as a percentage Saturated containing as much (water) as it can hold Dew point - the temperature at which the air cannot hold all the moisture in it and dew begins to form.

Clouds are named for their height (above the ground) and shape

1. 65g 2. 15 degrees 3. 80g 4. 25 degrees 5. 50% 6. 5 g

Becky Mentzer, Education Alternatives, 2012