Weather Factors 101

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Watch the video	List the four weather factors. How does each factor influence the weather? How is wind produced? What is the difference between weather and climate?
Watch the video	Write the steps of how a cloud is made. Use the following concepts correctly: pressure, temperature, differential heating, nucleus, insolation, atmosphere, energy, molecules. Remember how ash gets blown into the atmosphere after a volcanic eruption? What would this do the weather?
Read through the website	What forces influence the weather?
Read throught the website	What does the term “insolation” mean? What is responsible for seasonal variations in insolation? Explain the concept of daily changes in isolation. What time during the day are the Sun’s rays: Most concentrated? Least concentrated? What is the “angle of insolation” and how does it affect the daily temperature on Earth? The tilt of the Earth creates two changes in the amount of insolation, describe them. Describe what happens to the Sun’s energy as it reaches the Earth. Be very specific and use the percentages listed. What happens to high energy radiation (gamma rays, x-rays, and ultra-violet) as it enters Earth’s atmosphere? The majority of electromagnetic energy that strikes the Earth is in what form? What factors determine whether light will be reflected or absorbed? Why does water tend to warm up slower and cool down slower than land? How would this help explain why coastal areas generally have less variation in daily temperature? Click on the link to the quiz on the lower left side of the page. Take the quiz.