WEATHER SYLLABUS

WEATHER AND CLIMATE

1.   Earth in Space

        a.   Air Around Us

        b.   Air Quality

        d.   Layers of Atmosphere

        e.   Electromagnetic Radiation

2.   Weather Factors

        a.   Energy in the Atmosphere

        b.   Heat Transfer

        c.    Water in the Atmosphere

        d.   Forms of Condensation and Precipitation

3.   Clouds

        a.   Formation

        b.   Function

        c.   Types

4.   Wind

        a.   Jet Streams

        b.   Upper-Level Westerlies

5.   Weather Patters

        a.   Air Masses, Fronts, and Cyclones

        b.   Storms

        c.    Monsoons/Floods

        d.   Predicting Weather

6.   Climate and Climate Change

        a.   Causes of Climate

        b.   Climate Regions

        c.   Long-Term Changes in Climate

        e.   Global Warming

7.   El Nino & La Nina

8.   Storms

       a.   Thunderstorms and Tornadoes

       b.   Hurricanes/Typhoons

9.   Weather Symbols and Maps

       a.   Reading Weather Maps

       b.   Forecasting

10.   Tools of Modern Meteorology

          a.   Measuring Devices

          b.   Satellites

          c.   Doplar Radar