REFERENCE TABLES

You must be able to:

1. Use the temperature scales on page 13 (HW Air temperature conversions)

2. Determine the dew point temperature and relative humidity from the tables on page12 (HW Dew point temperature and relative humidity chart)

3. Use the pressure scales on page 13 (HW Air pressure charts)

4. Read a station model (HW Weather map info)

5. Read the planetary wind diagram on page 14 (HW Planetary winds and moisture belts)

ATMOSPHERIC VARIABLES

1. You must know the relationships between temperature, dew point, relative humidity, and the probability of precipitation.

2.You must know the relationship between air pressure, wind direction and weather.

WEATHER MAP ANALYSIS

You must be able to:

1. Describe the type and source of an airmass affecting an area

2. Describe the general weather on both sides of a front

3. Forecast the weather for an area

VIOLENT WEATHER

You must be able to:

1. Explain two things that cause a hurricane to lose strength.

2. Describe how large a hurricane is and how long it affects an area

3. Identify where in the US that tornadoes are most common.

4. Describe how long a tornado lasts and how large an area is affected.

5. Identfy the area from which hurricanes originate.

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