Study Guide

Chapter 12

Know all your vocabulary

Review your Quiz

Know diagrams: diagrams will appear on the test!

I. Causes of Weather

1- Definition of weather and climate

2- Difference between air mass and front

3-Study all air masses-chart is on the internet

II. Weather Systems

1-Global wind systems-know figure 12-4 on pg. 305- NC weather: Prevailing Westerlies

2-Coriolis Effect-Earth's Rotation-Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere

3-Jet Streams-Definition

4-Fronts-know all the fronts and their characteristics

    a. know figure 12-7 pg. 309

    b. occluded front-know the diagram you copied in class

5-Description of high and low pressure systems

III. Weather Analysis

1- Station Model- know figure 12-15 pg. 317: Make sure you know how read a station model

2- Short-term  vs. Long-term forecast: