Weather Web Activity

Last updated over 7 years ago

22 questions

Note from the author:

Formative adaptation of a webquest I've been using for a while. It is long, but covers all the basics. The plan is to give students about a week to complete it taking advantage of the "enable edits after submission" feature in GoFormative

Weather Web Activity

Weather Web Activity

Wind

Wind is air in motion.

What causes the wind to blow? Write down the answer in your own words.

Where does the energy that creates wind come from?

Humidity

Humidity measures the amount of moisture in the air. It can be measured with a hygrometer or a sling psychrometer.

What is humidity? Write down your answer in your own words

What is the difference between absolute humidity and relative humidity?

What is the most common way we measure humidity?

Temperature

Temperature measures the hot or coldness of the air.

There are 3 scales: Kelvin, Celsius, and Fahrenheit. The units are degrees.

Use the Temperature Conversion Calculator above to convert 55°F to Celsius

Use the Temperature Conversion Calculator above to convert 25°C to Fahrenheit

Use the Wind Chill Factor calculator to determine the wind chill factor if the temperature is 35 ° F and the wind speed is 10 MPH.

Wind speed and direction

Wind speed and direction are measured with an anemometer and a weather vane. It tells the direction the wind is blowing and the speed. The units are miles per hour.

Complete the following chart using a wind speed of 22 MPH. Use the TEXT tool and make sure you add the units.

Air Pressure

Air pressure is force exerted on you by the weight of the air. It is measured with a barometer. Barometers are used to measure the current air pressure at a particular location in “inches of mercury” or in “millibars” (mb).

What role does air pressure play in weather conditions?

What gives wind its mass?

What three elements affect air pressure?

Why does air rise at the beach?

The Coriollis Effect

The Coriollis effect is caused by

Precipitation

Five main forms of precipitation: rain, sleet, snow, freezing rain and hail. The following website outlines the atmospheric conditions that allow each type of precipitation to form. Precipitation can be measured with a rain gauge.

What form of precipitation do you think would have the most significant impact in our area. Why?

Tornados

Tornados are funnels of high speed, spinning air. A tornado watch means that one is possible; a tornado warning means that one has been spotted nearby. Tornadoes can be classified with the Fujita scale.

Read all information on the website and choose the two most interesting facts about twisters.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes are severe tropical storm that forms over water. Hurricanes rotate in a counterclockwise direction around an “eye.” A hurricane is classified when winds reach 74 mph. The Saffir-Simpson scale can be used to classify hurricanes.

Visit the interactive found at http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/outreach/games/canelab.htm . What conditions allowed you to creat a hurricane AND reach the score of 80

Take a screenshot of your "Killer Hurricane". This tells me whether you answered the questions correctly.

Drought

A drought is a deficiency of precipitation over an extended period of time, usually one season or more. A drought is a prolonged, abnormally dry period when there is not enough water for users’ normal needs.

Move the slider left and right to see how the conditions have changed. Click on Legend to help you understand what the colors mean. How have the drought conditions changed in the last year?

Floods

Read the information found here - https://www.ready.gov/floods. How would you or your family use this information?

Tsunami

List 2 facts about a tsunami.

Conclusion

Go over your answers.

What are the three things you consider the most important to know after completing this web activity.

Write a three paragraph blog post where you explain each of the three things you consider the most important to know after completing this activity (i.e. one paragraph for each). Once you are done, and have published, paste the PUBLISHED link to your blog post here

Wind

Wind is air in motion.

What causes the wind to blow? Write down the answer in your own words.

Where does the energy that creates wind come from?

Humidity

Humidity measures the amount of moisture in the air. It can be measured with a hygrometer or a sling psychrometer.

What is humidity? Write down your answer in your own words

What is the difference between absolute humidity and relative humidity?

What is the most common way we measure humidity?

Temperature

Temperature measures the hot or coldness of the air.

There are 3 scales: Kelvin, Celsius, and Fahrenheit. The units are degrees.

Use the Temperature Conversion Calculator above to convert 55°F to Celsius

Use the Temperature Conversion Calculator above to convert 25°C to Fahrenheit

Use the Wind Chill Factor calculator to determine the wind chill factor if the temperature is 35 ° F and the wind speed is 10 MPH.

Wind speed and direction

Wind speed and direction are measured with an anemometer and a weather vane. It tells the direction the wind is blowing and the speed. The units are miles per hour.

Complete the following chart using a wind speed of 22 MPH. Use the TEXT tool and make sure you add the units.

Air Pressure

Air pressure is force exerted on you by the weight of the air. It is measured with a barometer. Barometers are used to measure the current air pressure at a particular location in “inches of mercury” or in “millibars” (mb).

What role does air pressure play in weather conditions?

What gives wind its mass?

What three elements affect air pressure?

Why does air rise at the beach?

The Coriollis Effect

The Coriollis effect is caused by

Precipitation

Five main forms of precipitation: rain, sleet, snow, freezing rain and hail. The following website outlines the atmospheric conditions that allow each type of precipitation to form. Precipitation can be measured with a rain gauge.

What form of precipitation do you think would have the most significant impact in our area. Why?

Tornados

Tornados are funnels of high speed, spinning air. A tornado watch means that one is possible; a tornado warning means that one has been spotted nearby. Tornadoes can be classified with the Fujita scale.

Complete the following chart using a wind speed of 22 MPH.
Use the TEXT tool and make sure you add the units.

Complete the following chart using a wind speed of 22 MPH.
Use the TEXT tool and make sure you add the units.