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Weather
1. Explain how each of the following is formed:
2. Identify either in the sky or from pictures the following types of clouds: cirrus, cumulus, stratus, nimbus. What kind of weather is associated with each.
3. Explain the action of a mercury or spirit thermometer, a mercury barometer, an aneroid barometer, and a rain gauge.
4. Why is it possible to be rainy on one side of the mountain range and dry on the other? Give an illustration for your country or region.
5. Show with the help of a diagram how the earth’s relationship to the sun produces the seasons.
6. What causes lightning and thunder? What different kinds of lightning are there?
7. Show with the help of a diagram what a convection is. What is its relation to winds?
8. Explain how radar, satellites, and computers are used in weather forecasting.
9. Tell how the following can affect our weather:
10. Make a drawing showing the water cycle in weather.
11. Make a simple wind vane or rain gauge.
12. Keep a weather chart for one week and record readings at 12-hour intervals. Include the following:
Skill Level 1
Original Honor 1944
Weather, Advanced
1. Have the Weather Honor.
2. Explain cyclonic and anticyclonic weather conditions and know how they bring about weather changes.
3. What are cold fronts and warm fronts? How do they move and what weather conditions do they produce?
4. Explain the following weather conditions:
5. Explain the action of a registering thermometer, registering barograph, hygrometer, and an anemometer.
6. Correctly read a daily weather map as published by the National Weather Service, explaining the symbols and telling how predictions are made.
7. What is meant by relative humidity and dew-point?
8. Draw a cross-section of the atmosphere, showing its five layers. Include a description of each layer.
9. Keep a daily weather chart for three weeks. Include the following:
10. Discuss the effect of mankind on weather.
Skill Level 2
Original Honor 1949
Nature
General Conference
2001 Edition