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Slide 1Weather Forecasts Slide 2 Biblical Reference I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest and storm. Psalm 55:8 Slide 3 Measuring the Conditions is the…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Weather Forecasting  Weather Forecast – a prediction of weather conditions over the next few days  Meteorologists use special instruments to collect…

Slide 1 METEOROLOGY WEATHER – SHORT TERM VARIATIONS IN ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS Slide 2 WHAT CAUSES WEATHER? The main cause of all weather is the imbalanced heating of the…

Slide 1 Visualizing Earth’s Surface Slide 2 I.Maps: I.Maps: Represent a portion of the Earth’s surface. Different maps are used to show different information about the…

Slide 1 Meteorology: Part 2 Weather Maps Eckert Minerva DeLand Science Slide 2 Partner Discussion What are some variables shown on a weather map? Be specific. Slide 3 On…

Slide 1 Notes: Air Masses and Predicting the Weather A.Fronts 1.Air Masses move across the land or oceans; they meet but do not mix 2.Six major air masses affect the weather…

WEATHER Meteorology - Study of weather I. Basic Principles A. Earth in space 1. earth – spins on own axis & completes one rotation every 24 hrs. (causing day &…

Section 12.3 Gathering Weather Data Gathering Weather Data Section 12.3 Data from Earthâs Surface A thermometer measures temperature. A barometer measures air pressure.…

Earth Science Earth Science Chapter 1-2, 1-3 & 1-4 For last half of March and until the 3rd week in April only due till a week and half of spring break The Earth System…