Name: Lesaca, Jemuel L.

Section: BSEDSC 3-1

Course: Meteorology

Module 1

Activity 1.1
Compare and contrast Geography and Meteorology using the Venn diagram below.

Activity 1.2

Read Meteorology Today: An Introduction to Weather, Climate and the Environment, 1st
Canadian Edition by C. Donald Ahrens, Peter L. Jackson and Christine Jackson.

Answer Questions for Thought on page 30.

QUESTIONS FOR THOUGHT

1. Which of the following statements relate more to weather and which relate more
to climate?
a) The summers here are warm and humid. Climate
b) Cumulus clouds presently cover the entire sky. Weather
c) Our lowest temperature last winter was – 29°C.Weather
d) The air temperature outside is 22°C.Weather
e) December is our foggiest month.Climate
f) The highest temperature ever recorded in Midale, Saskatchewan, was
45.0°C on July 5, 1937.Weather
 g) Snow is falling at the rate of 5 cm per hour.Weather
h) The average temperature for the month of January in Edmonton, Alberta,
is – 13.5°C. Climate
2. A standard pressure of 1013.25 hectopascals is also known as one atmosphere
(1 ATM).
a) Look at Figure 1.10 and determine at approximately what levels you would
record the pressure of 0.5 ATM and 0.1 ATM.
○ The levels you would record the pressure of 0.5 ATM is
approximately at 5.5km and in 0.1 ATM is at 100km.
b) The surface air pressure on Mars is about 0.007 ATM. If you were
standing on Mars, the surface air pressure would be equivalent to a
pressure observed at approximately what elevation in Earth’s
atmosphere?
○ The approximate elevation in Earth’s atmosphere would be 35km in
altitude.
3. If you were suddenly placed at an altitude of 100 km above Earth, would you
expect your stomach to expand or contract? Explain.

○ It would expand because the air surrounding you would be at a lower

pressure, and in order to compensate, your stomach would expand.

Activity 1.3
Read the article: “Meteorology – A Brief History” on page 18 of Essentials in
Meteorology: An Invitation to the Atmosphere, 3rd Edition by C. Donald Ahrens and
Robert Henson.

Answer the following:

1. What is the etymology of “meteorology”?

○ Meteorology is the science concerned with the study of the atmosphere
and its phenomena. The name originates with the Greek philosopher
Aristotle, who produced a treatise on natural philosophy titled
Meteorologica around 340 B.C. This study summarized current knowledge
on weather and climate, as well as astronomy, geography, and chemistry.
Clouds, rain, snow, wind, hail, thunder, and hurricanes were among the
themes discussed.
2. Create a graphical timeline of the history of meteorology.
Activity 1.4
Read: Earth Science by Holt, Rinehart and Winston pages 544-549; 552-553

Create a graphic organizer using the following terms: atmosphere, oxygen, nitrogen, air,
water vapor, ozone and particulates.