Day 111
February 1, 2012
Math: 1 page
Weather Review:
Weather Review: Unit
2 Grade 6
Part One—Long
Answer Questions (10)
1.
What is weather?
Weather is simply air. Weather can change
depending on the moisture in the air. Weather is the daily condition of the
Earth.
2.
What are the 6 climates of Earth?
Deserts,
The Tundra,
Rain Forests,
Islands,
The Woods,
And the Poles
3.
How do you “make” fog?
Moist air and chill. You take a cold front
and moisture and you have fog.
4.
Why is it colder in the mountains even though
they are closer to the sun?
Because the cites are wearing more coats,
or more air than on the Mountains. The atmosphere is thicker when you’re lower
on the Earth than when you’re higher in the mountains.
5.
What are clouds?
Clouds are water vapor which is the gaseous
form of water. Water Vapor is formed when the water evaporates from the lakes
and rivers.
6.
Why are clouds white? And why do they float?
The clouds are white because the reflection
of the sun takes the gray and turns it white, which makes an illusion to humans
of the actual color of the cloud. Clouds float because of the water vapor
inside the cloud floats
7.
How do you “make” a cloud?
To make a cloud you need: A water bottle
that is filled about 3 quarters of the way up,
And a match. You shake the water inside the
bottle, nothing happens. When you put the lighted match in the bottle, the water
condenses and forms a cloud
8.
What is the difference between a hurricane, a
cyclone, and a monsoon?
A hurricane spins clockwise and is less
violent wind, a cyclone spins counter clockwise and is more violent than
hurricanes, however disappears quicker than hurricanes. A monsoon is more like
a rain storm that changes direction every six months, Monsoons are usually found
in India and the Philippines.
9.
Where can an Anemometer be useful and what does
it do?
An anemometer is useful at ski resorts
because it measures the speed of wind.
10.
What is a meteorologist and what are some of the
tools they use?
A meteorologist is the name of the
scientists that study weather. Meteorologists use thermometers, radars, and
hygrometers.
Part Two—Vocabulary (10)
1. Condensation:
The process at which water vapor evaporates and becomes a cloud
2. _______depression____________:
an area of low pressure *
3. This
device is used to measure air pressure: ____hygrometer_____________
4. Desertification:
When a place on the Earths becomes dry and free of all water? When a place on
Earth becomes a desert?
5. Humidity:
The amount of water vapor in the air
6. This
seasonal wind divides its year in half blowing in one direction for six months,
then reversing direction for the other six months: ______Monsoon____________
7. Water
Vapor is the form of water as a ___gas_________.
8. Meteorologists
use __radars_________ to form _______pictures____________ of weather to make
their forecast.
9. Greenhouse
Effect: the effect that is used to keep the air inside the atmosphere
10. Dew
Point: The point at which the liquid becomes a gas or water to water vapor
Part Three—Indentify Clouds
1.
stratus clouds
2.
cumulus clouds
3.
altostratus
clouds
4.
Cumulonimbus
clouds
5.
cirrus clouds
6.
storm
stratus and cirrus clouds
Part Four—Essay Questions (3)
1.
Why is weather so important to human culture?
Weather is important to human culture because
it affects our activities rather according to plan, or not exactly according to
plan. Weather is also very interesting to humans and a lot of people study it. Human’s
jobs might be because of weather. Meteorologists study weather for a living,
and then the people on the news use weather for their life too. Stormchaser’s
jobs are affected by weather also because they are the people who go out in
terrible storms to record the storm and to study it. Weather is important to humans even if their
job has nothing to do with weather. They sometimes get frustrated with weather
and sometimes are pleased. Weather is just part of human lives.
Latin Quiz:
translate 8 verbs with 6 endings
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