Congratulations!

Congratulations on winning 1st place at the competition! I knew you guys were going to win. :)

I might bring something to the final meeting if I can make it. I'm not completely certain on what to do yet, but hopefully I can find something nice.

IMPORTANT: Fill out your answers to the practice multiple choice that I posted daily for the last month. If you get all the questions correct, I'll give you something big (maybe)!
http://goo.gl/forms/1qDEKIA1GS

Good Luck!

Good luck at the competition tomorrow! You guys will do great! :)

Competition Practice Day 42

FINAL DAY OF PRACTICE! Here's a tricky one for you. :)

83. Two cities are located on a remote island far away. One city, Khushitown, is located at sea level, bordering a large lake. The other, Aashnaville, is located on top of a large mountain. One day, a passing hiker measures the temperature in Khushitown before heading off for an expedition. The temperature in Khushitown measures 15°C. When the hiker reaches Aashnaville, he discovers that the temperature in Aashnaville is 30°F colder than Khushitown. Answer the following three questions:

                  I. What is the temperature of Aashnaville?
                 II. What is the pressure of Aashnaville?
                III. Does Aashnaville support snow accumulation?

        (A)  I. 29°F
               II. below 1013.25 mb
               III. yes

        (B)  I. 29°F
               II. above 1013.25 mb
               III. yes

        (C)  I. 45°F
               II. below 1013.25 mb
               III. no

        (D)  I. 45°F
               II. above 1013.25 mb
               III. no

        (E) none of the above

Competition Practice Day 41

Over the course of the next few months, I will post some multiple choice questions for you to answer. On the final meeting on May 14, if you answer all of the questions correctly, I will give you a cookie. ;)

MC Practice Day 41

81. This past winter, Buffalo, New York was hit with a snowstorm associated with
        (A) an Alberta Clipper

        (B) a Nor'easter

        (C) a Polar Vortex

        (D) a Frost Quake

        (E) Lake-Effect Snow

82. The Dust Bowl of the 1930s was a
        (A) severe tornado outbreak

        (B) damaging winter storm

        (C) destructive flood

        (D) prolonged period of drought

        (E) none of the above

Competition Practice Day 40

Over the course of the next few months, I will post some multiple choice questions for you to answer. On the final meeting on May 14, if you answer all of the questions correctly, I will give you a cookie. ;)

MC Practice Day 40

79. The deadliest hurricane ever recorded in US history was
        (A) Hurricane Katrina

        (B) Hurricane Sandy

        (C) Hurricane Andrew

        (D) Galveston Hurricane of 1900

        (E) Lake Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928

80. The Tri-State Tornado of 1925 did NOT go through which of the following states?
        (A) Missouri

        (B) Illinois

        (C) Michigan

        (D) Indiana

        (E) The tornado went through all of the above states.

Competition Practice Day 39

Over the course of the next few months, I will post some multiple choice questions for you to answer. On the final meeting on May 14, if you answer all of the questions correctly, I will give you a cookie. ;)

MC Practice Day 39

77. Which of the following lists the following steps in the water cycle in order?
                    I. a rain cloud is formed
                   II. gravity causes the water droplets to fall as rain
                  III. warm air rises
                  IV. water droplets get bigger
        (A) III, I, IV, II

        (B) I, IV, III, II

        (C) III, IV, II, I

        (D) I, II, IV, III

        (E) none of the above

78. Which factor most determines what a snowflake will look like?
        (A) weather

        (B) sunshine

        (C) wind speed

        (D) wind direction

        (E) temperature

Competition Practice Day 38

Over the course of the next few months, I will post some multiple choice questions for you to answer. On the final meeting on May 14, if you answer all of the questions correctly, I will give you a cookie. ;)

MC Practice Day 38

75. Which of the following lists the life cycles of a thunderstorm in order from beginning to end?
        (A) dissipating, mature, cumulus

        (B) dissipating, cumulus, mature

        (C) cumulus, dissipating, mature

        (D) mature, cumulus, dissipating

        (E) cumulus, mature, dissipating

76. Raindrops begin to fall during which stage of a thunderstorm?
        (A) cumulus stage

        (B) mature stage

        (C) dissipating stage

        (D) alto stage

        (E) none of the above

Competition Practice Day 37

Over the course of the next few months, I will post some multiple choice questions for you to answer. On the final meeting on May 14, if you answer all of the questions correctly, I will give you a cookie. ;)

MC Practice Day 37

73. Isotherms are lines that separate
        (A) air pressure

        (B) temperature

        (C) relative humidity

        (D) rainfall totals

        (E) wind direction

74. Isobars are lines that separate
        (A) air pressure

        (B) temperature

        (C) relative humidity

        (D) rainfall totals

        (E) wind direction

Competition Practice Day 36

Over the course of the next few months, I will post some multiple choice questions for you to answer. On the final meeting on May 14, if you answer all of the questions correctly, I will give you a cookie. ;)

MC Practice Day 36

71. The moisture of a pineapple express originates from
        (A) California

        (B) Michigan

        (C) Hawaii

        (D) Canada

        (E) Florida

72. The National Weather Service uses which weather instrument to measure upper air data?

        (A) compass

        (B) pyranometer

        (C) ombrometer

        (D) radiosonde

        (E) solar radiation shield

Competition Practice Day 35

Over the course of the next few months, I will post some multiple choice questions for you to answer. On the final meeting on May 14, if you answer all of the questions correctly, I will give you a cookie. ;)

MC Practice Day 35

69. Which of the following statements on Michigan Weather is true?
        (A) The Great Lakes have no effect on summer temperatures.

        (B) The Great Lakes only affect the winter temperatures.

        (C) The Great Lakes make weather conditions in Michigan more extreme.

        (D) The Great Lakes surrounding Michigan help to warm the summer temperatures.

        (E) The Great Lakes surrounding Michigan help to cool the summer temperatures.

70. What is the reason why there is so much more snow on west side of Michigan than the east?

        (A) the Adiabatic Process

        (B) Lake Effect Snow

        (C) the Bounded Echo Region

        (D) the Coriolis Effect

        (E) the Chinook

Competition Practice Day 34

Over the course of the next few months, I will post some multiple choice questions for you to answer. On the final meeting on May 14, if you answer all of the questions correctly, I will give you a cookie. ;)

MC Practice Day 34

67. Which weather scientist created the first weather balloons to track weather and air masses?
        (A) Steve Lyons

        (B) Wladimir Peter Köppen

        (C) Vilhelm Bjerknes

        (D) Alfred Wegener

        (E) none of the above

68. Which weather scientist is best known for his knowledge on tropical storms and hurricanes?

        (A) Steve Lyons

        (B) Wladimir Peter Köppen

        (C) Vilhelm Bjerknes

        (D) Alfred Wegener

        (E) none of the above

Competition Practice Day 33

Over the course of the next few months, I will post some multiple choice questions for you to answer. On the final meeting on May 14, if you answer all of the questions correctly, I will give you a cookie. ;)

MC Practice Day 33

65. Which weather scientist is well known for his climate classification system?
        (A) Steve Lyons

        (B) Wladimir Peter Köppen

        (C) Vilhelm Bjerknes

        (D) Alfred Wegener

        (E) none of the above

66. Which weather scientist is well known for his work on air masses and fronts?

        (A) Steve Lyons

        (B) Wladimir Peter Köppen

        (C) Vilhelm Bjerknes

        (D) Alfred Wegener

        (E) none of the above

Competition Practice Day 32

Over the course of the next few months, I will post some multiple choice questions for you to answer. On the final meeting on May 14, if you answer all of the questions correctly, I will give you a cookie. ;)

MC Practice Day 32

63. What is a dew point?
        (A) the amount of water vapor in the air

        (B) the average kinetic energy of an air mass

        (C) the pressure that air exerts at sea level

        (D) the temperature at which water begins to condense out of an air mass

        (E) the temperature at which rainfall begins to turn into snowfall

64. Which of the following is true of a GOES satellite?

        (A) it takes better quality pictures

        (B) it rotates faster around the moon

        (C) it cannot monitor the Earth's equator

        (D) it is located 1,200 km above the Earth's surface

        (E) it monitors the same region on Earth

Competition Practice Day 31

Over the course of the next few months, I will post some multiple choice questions for you to answer. On the final meeting on May 14, if you answer all of the questions correctly, I will give you a cookie. ;)

MC Practice Day 31

61. Which air mass lies over Michigan?
        (A) Continental Polar

        (B) Continental Tropical

        (C) Maritime Polar

        (D) Maritime Tropical

        (E) Maritime Continental

62. What is a front?

        (A) an indicator of water vapor levels in the atmosphere

        (B) a separation line of two climate zones

        (C) a boundary between two different air masses

        (D) a system of warm and calm weather

        (E) none of the above

Competition Practice Day 30

Over the course of the next few months, I will post some multiple choice questions for you to answer. On the final meeting on May 14, if you answer all of the questions correctly, I will give you a cookie. ;)

MC Practice Day 30

59. What happens during El Niño?
        (A) the global wind patterns shift direction

        (B) water in the Pacific Ocean near the equator becomes colder

        (C) water in the Pacific Ocean near the equator becomes warmer

        (D) the West Coast of the United States becomes drier and colder

        (E) none of the above

60. Which of the following is true about La Niña?

        (A) La Niña generally results in a more active Atlantic Hurricane Season.

        (B) La Niña generally results in a less active Atlantic Hurricane Season.

        (C) La Niña and El Niño are the same.

        (D) La Niña conditions can only exist on land.

        (E) none of the above

HW 4/30, 5/7, 5/14

The next two weeks will pretty much be all studying. DO THE PACKET I GAVE YOU! It has all the extra stuff that I never covered.

HW 4/30 - Topic 1
HW 5/1 - Topics 2-3
HW 5/2 - Topic 4
HW 5/3 - Topic 5
HW 5/4 - Topic 6
HW 5/5 - Topics 7-8
HW 5/6 - Topic 9 (DO NOT DO MULTIPLE CHOICE AT THE END)

MAY 7th MEETING - Go over the packet and check your answers. If you have any questions, ask it on the document below: https://docs.google.com/document/d/124LQc7id9tX1oBwbK1ylgN0PHaldKmIrPzm_h1aVXRc/edit

Also, if you have any issues with Units 8 or 9, ask me in the link above.

HW 5/7 - Complete the 2015 District Exam at the back of the packet.

MAY 14th MEETING - Go over the practice multiple choice and compare answers. If there are any differences, circle the question and research the question topic.

On the day before the competition, review the following important topics:
1. clouds
2. weather instruments
3. seasons
4. water cycle
5. wind chill/heat index
6. atmosphere
7. pressure
8. rain/thunderstorms
9. floods/droughts
10. measurement scales (Fujita, Saffir-Simpson, etc.)
11. snow/different types of snow storms
12. hurricanes
13. tornadoes
14. wind patterns
15. el niño and la niña
16. fronts and air masses
17. weather scientists
18. extras

With that, good luck on the competition! I will be posting practice questions (hopefully) up until May 13th. If you get all the questions right, I will give you a cookie or something if I make it to the party.

Competition Practice Day 29

Over the course of the next few months, I will post some multiple choice questions for you to answer. On the final meeting on May 14, if you answer all of the questions correctly, I will give you a cookie. ;)

MC Practice Day 29

57. Which of the following statements is true?
        (A) The doldrums are an area of stormy weather.

        (B) The NE trade winds blow to the southwest.

        (C) The SE trade winds blow to the southeast.

        (D) The Prevailing Westerlies can only be found between 30°N and 60°N.

        (E) The Polar Easterlies curve toward the poles.

58. Which of the following statements is true?

        (A) The monsoon is a type of hurricane located in the Atlantic.

        (B) The monsoon is a type of hurricane located in the Pacific.

        (C) Typhoons are typically more powerful than hurricanes.

        (D) Hurricanes are typically more power that typhoons.

        (E) Typhoons and hurricanes are different names for the same type of storm.