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| − | <b>4. <section begin=req4 /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Why is it possible to be rainy on one side of the mountain range and dry on the other? Give an illustration for your country or region. | + | <b>4. <section begin=req4 /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Why is it possible to be rainy on one side of the mountain range and dry on the other? Give an illustration for your country or region. |
| + | :a. Why is it cooler and more moist in the mountains than in the lowlands? | ||
| + | :b. From which direction do rain and clear weather usually come in your locality? | ||
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| − | <b>12. <section begin=req12 /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Keep a weather chart for one week and record readings at 12-hour intervals. Include the following: | + | <b>12. <section begin=req12 /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Keep a weather chart for one week and record readings at 12-hour intervals. Include the following: |
| + | :a. Temperature | ||
| + | :b. Moisture (dew, fog, rain, frost, or snow) | ||
| + | :c. Cloud formation | ||
| + | :d. Wind direction | ||
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Revision as of 04:11, 26 December 2020
Weather
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Category:
Skill Level:
Year Introduced:
1. Explain how each of the following is formed:
- a. Fog
- b. Rain
- c. Dew
- d. Snow
- e. Sleet
- f. Hail
- g. Frost
2. Identify either in the sky or from pictures the following types of clouds: cirrus, cumulus, stratus, nimbus. What kind of weather is associated with each.
3. Explain the action of a mercury or spirit thermometer, a mercury barometer, an aneroid barometer, and a rain gauge.
4. Why is it possible to be rainy on one side of the mountain range and dry on the other? Give an illustration for your country or region.
- a. Why is it cooler and more moist in the mountains than in the lowlands?
- b. From which direction do rain and clear weather usually come in your locality?
5. Show with the help of a diagram how the earth's relationship to the sun produces the seasons.
6. What causes lightning and thunder? What different kinds of lightning are there?
7. Show with the help of a diagram what a convection is. What is its relation to winds?
8. Explain how radar, satellites, and computers are used in weather forecasting.
9. Tell how the following can affect our weather:
- a. Jet stream
- b. Volcano eruption
10. Make a drawing showing the water cycle in weather.
11. Make a simple wind vane or rain gauge.
12. Keep a weather chart for one week and record readings at 12-hour intervals. Include the following:
- a. Temperature
- b. Moisture (dew, fog, rain, frost, or snow)
- c. Cloud formation
- d. Wind direction
