WEATHER
HONOR BOOKLET
Name:
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Church:
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Club:
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Class:
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Due Date:
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In order to successfully complete this honor, you must:
1. Satisfactorily complete this booklet. The pass mark is 75%. The number of
marks allocated for each question is given in [] – maximum 100 marks; and
2. Pass the Weather honor exam. The pass mark is 50%.
EJC Honor Booklet
Weather - Nature
1.
Explain how each of the following is formed [2 marks each]:
Fog:__________________________________________________________________________________
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Rain:__________________________________________________________________________________
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Dew:__________________________________________________________________________________
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Frost:_________________________________________________________________________________
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2. Identify the types of clouds shown in the pictures below and describe the kind of weather that is
associated with each.
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Weather description [2mrks]
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_____________________________ Cloud [1Mrk]
Weather description [2mrks]
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Weather description [2mrks]
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Weather description [2mrks]
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Weather - Nature
3. Explain the action of a mercury or spirit thermometer, a mercury barometer, an aneroid barometer, and a
rain gauge. [2 Marks each]
Mercury or Spirit Thermometer: ____________________________________________________________
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Mercury Barometer: _____________________________________________________________________
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Aneroid Barometer: _____________________________________________________________________
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Rain Gauge: ___________________________________________________________________________
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4a. Why is it possible to be rainy on one side of a mountain range and dry on the other? Give an illustration
for your country or region. [4 Marks]
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Weather - Nature
4b. Why is it cooler and more moist in the mountains than in the lowlands? [2 Marks]
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4c. From which direction do rain and clear weather usually come in your locality? [2 Marks]
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5. Show, with the help of a diagram, how the earth's relationship to the sun produces the seasons. [6 Marks]
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Weather - Nature
6a. What causes lightning and thunder? [2 marks]
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6b. correctly identify the different kind of lightning shown in the pictures below? [6 Marks]
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Weather - Nature
7. What process is shown in the below diagram? [2 Marks]
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8. Explain how radar, satellites and computers are used in weather forecasting. [6 Marks]
Radar
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Satellite
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Computers
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Weather - Nature
9. Tell how volcano eruptions can affect our weather [4 Marks]
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Weather - Nature
10. Label the water cycle diagram. Make sure to use all the processes listed below at least once. [6 Marks]
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Evaporation
Condensation
Accumulation
Transpiration
Precipitation
11. Identify the following weather instruments [2 Marks]
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12. Keep a weather chart for one week and record readings. Include the following: [28 Marks]
a. temperature
b. moisture (dew, fog, rain or frost)
c. cloud formation
d. wind direction.
WEATHER CHART
Day
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
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Weather - Nature
Temperature
Moisture
Cloud Formation
Wind Direction