Where does the energy for weather originate? the uneven heating of the Earth’s surface.
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Where does the energy for weather originate?
the uneven heating
of the Earth’ssurface
In the US, the general direction that weather systemsmove is toward
thenortheast
Please go to page 13 of theESRTs
F
76
55
..138
3\
Temperature
Dewpoint
Wind Direction&
Speed
BarometricPressure
Current Weather
Cloud Cover
BarometricTrend
What natural process cleans the atmosphere?
Dry bulb measures air temperature
Wet bulb temp islower due to evaporation
Using the charts on page 12 of the ESRTs, calculate the relative humidity and dew point using the following information.
Dry Bulb Wet Bulb Difference Dew Point Relative Humidity (%)
14 10 4
20 5
30 19
18 56
6
15
23
13
7
5
12
9
55
58
60
Dewpoint Chart RH Chart
IndirectRelationship
as temp increasesRH decreases
996
0.25
32
30
35/ 5
903
32
30
25\ 2
903
10\ 70
65
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