ENRICHMENT

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1. The seven weather elements are temperature, air pressure, cloud
formation, humidity, precipitation, sunshine and wind velocity. These are the weather
elements that are charted to enhance safety and quality of life.
2. Weather is the condition of the atmosphere at any given time and is always changing.
Climate however, is the average weather over an area over a given time. Weather is
considered the atmospheric conditions at any one period of time. Weather is specific, and
climate is an average/generalized.
3. Meteorology is the study of the atmosphere. Meteorology includes topics such as astronomy,
geology, and weather. The science of meteorology has been researched since 340 B.C when
Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote the book Meterologica. Aristotle examined the current
knowledge on weather, geography, chemistry and astronomy. In the 1940's, the telegraph was
produced and now weather patterns around the world could be tracked and communicated. In
the 1950's, scientists created mathematical equations to predict weather patterns. During
World War II, Doppler radar was invented and then could be used to track storms. Currently,
scientists have more advanced ways of studying weather patterns, such as satellites.
4. Ozone and oxygen filter out damaging ultraviolet radiation from the sun; greenhouse gases
keep the planet warm; it provides water to drink and oxygen to breathe. a. If more molecules
are packed into an air column, the column becomes denser, the air weighs more, and the
surface pressure goes up. On the other hand, when fewer molecules are in the air column, the
air weighs less, and the surface pressure goes down. b. as altitude increases, there is always
less air above you (because more of it is below you).
5. Because in stratosphere, air there is very dry and contains little water vapor so there are
so few molecules and very hard to breathe.
6. a) Relates to climate. Its gives a general summary of the weather during the summer months.
(b) Relates to weather. It gives a specific atmospheric condition, cloud cover, for a particular
time and region. (c) Relates to climate. It gives average temperatures in a long season for a
region. (d) Relates to weather. It gives the specific temperature outside for a given date and
time. (e) Relates to climate. It generalizes fog conditions for an entire month instead of
giving current fog conditions. (f) Relates to weather. It gives a specific temperature for one
day, not over a period of time. (g) Relates to weather. It gives a specific amount of snowfall
per hour for a given date and time. (h) Relates to climate. It gives an average temperature for
a region, not a specific temperature at any given time.
7. Troposhere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere
8. CO2 comes from decay of vegetation, volcanic eruption, exhalation of animal life, burning of
fossil fuels. It is removed by photosynthesis or absorbed by the oceans. • It is on the increase
due to burning of fossil fuels and deforestation
9. Directly over Antartica. The stratosphere contains the highest amount of ozone. Ozone
absorbs UV radiation, thus creating warmed temperatures in the stratosphere. In the 1980's,
scientists discovered a large gap in the ozone layer in the Stratosphere; this is known as the
ozone hole, which is found directly above Antartica.
10. The ionosphere is a series of regions in parts of the mesosphere and thermosphere
where high energy radiation from the sun has knocked electrons loose from their parent
atoms and molecules.