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STUDY GUIDE
CH. 16 – WEATHER FACTORS
Study information in your notebook beginning on page 23 and the textbook pages542-566.
Please complete your study guide in your notebook on page 30. We will not grade these, but your parents will
have to sign your completed study guide after all of the information has been covered.
 Energy in Earth’s Atmosphere
1. Nearly all of the energy in our atmosphere comes from the _____.
2. In what forms does energy from the sun travel to Earth? (3)
3. As the energy from the sun passes through our atmosphere, some sunlight is _______ or _______ by the
atmosphere before it can reach the surface. The rest passes through the atmosphere to the ________.
Study the picture on binder page 24 or textbook page 544 covering energy in the atmosphere.
 Temperature
4. What instrument is used to measure temperature?
5. What are the two types of units used to measure temperature? Which one do scientists use?
6. What are the freezing points and boiling points of pure water in °F & °C?
 Heat Transfer
7. What are the three methods of heat transfer? Explain each.
 Wind
8. What causes wind?
9. Air generally moves from areas of ____ pressure to areas of ____ pressure.
10. Wind can be described by __________ and __________.
11. A ________ is used to measure wind speed and a _________ is used to show wind direction.
12. What does the name of a wind tell us about that wind?
 Local Winds
13. Local winds change direction from _____ to _____.
14. Name the two types of local winds we discussed and explain what causes each of them.
 Global Winds
15. ___________ are caused by unequal heating of Earth’s surface. They are winds that blow from specific
directions over ________ distances.
16. High in the atmosphere, winds blow from the _______ to the _________ and at Earth’s surface, winds
blow from the ________ to the ________.
17. The sun hits the equator __________ and hits the poles at an __________.
18. Convection currents are created because the ________ air from the equator rises and the ______ air
from the poles ________.
19. What impact does the Coriolis Effect have on global winds?
20. Name the six types of global winds we discussed and identify important information about each type.
*****Be able to label the different global winds on a map (except jet streams).
21. Jet streams flow from _____ to _____.
 The Water Cycle
******Be able to name and describe the four parts of the water cycle.
22. What are the four types of precipitation?
23. What type of air is more humid? Why?
 Clouds
24. What two conditions are necessary in order for clouds to form?
25. Be able to name the three main types of clouds and describe major characteristics of each.
Know the Key Terms in the chapter.