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Stuff Every Weather Scout Should Know

Practice facts for the Weather merit badge. Not an official Scouting America credential.

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  1. How is climate different from weather?
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    Climate averages conditions over longer periods. Weather is day-to-day conditions, while climate is the averaging of conditions over longer periods.

  2. Which layer of the atmosphere holds most familiar weather?
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    The troposphere. Almost all familiar weather phenomena occur in the troposphere, the lowest layer.

  3. What mainly drives differences in weather from place to place?
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    Air pressure, temperature, and moisture. Weather is driven by air pressure, temperature, and moisture differences between places.

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  1. How is climate different from weather?
  2. Which layer of the atmosphere holds most familiar weather?
  3. What mainly drives differences in weather from place to place?
  4. Why are places farther from the tropics usually cooler?
  5. What causes the seasons on Earth?
  6. What happens to air above a hot surface?
  7. What creates wind?
  8. What does the Coriolis effect do to airflow?
  9. Why is weather hard to predict more than a few days ahead?
  10. About how far ahead is it theoretically impossible to make useful daily predictions?
  11. Why are weather warnings important forecasts?
  12. How can farmers use temperature and precipitation forecasts?
  13. Why do utility companies use temperature forecasts?
  14. Why might people check a forecast before outdoor activities?
  15. What is cloud seeding used for?
  16. What does acid rain do?
  17. What can human greenhouse gas emissions affect?
  18. What does a wind vane measure?
  19. What does a rain gauge measure?
  20. Where should a wind vane be placed?
  21. How can you make inch marks on a homemade rain gauge?
  22. What should a weather log record at the same time every day?
  23. What should you note in a weather log besides measurements?
  24. Why compare forecasts with what actually happened?
  25. What should you do with your family about severe weather safety rules?
  26. What are two sources of emergency weather warnings at home?
  27. What can you do to learn what weather is most dangerous in your community?
  28. What is a good way to share outdoor severe weather safety rules?
  29. What does a meteorologist study?
  30. What is an inversion?
  31. What is space weather?
  32. What can space weather affect on Earth?
  33. What is Jupiter's Great Red Spot?
  34. What is the solar wind?
  35. What does weathering do to rocks and soils?
  36. Why is rainwater slightly acidic?
  37. What does an anemometer measure?
  38. What should you do with the garden stake when building a wind vane?
  39. What simple container can work as a rain gauge?
  40. In a homemade anemometer, what do you count to track wind speed?
  41. What tool do you use to cut slots in the wood for a wind vane?
  42. What holds the straws in place on the anemometer so the cup can still spin?
  43. Which dangerous weather conditions are named in the requirements?
  44. What does the water cycle diagram need?
  45. What is one human activity that can alter the environment and affect climate?
  46. What does Earth's tilted axis help determine for a region?
  47. What does a cold front diagram show?
  48. What should a warm front diagram include?
  49. What are low, middle, and upper level clouds related to?
  50. What is one source of weather forecasts for outdoor activities?
  51. What should you do before an internet search for weather research? 🔒
  52. What does a weather forecaster use to predict future conditions? 🔒
  53. What helps narrow forecast error and pick the most likely outcome? 🔒
  54. Why are clouds and rain harder to forecast in the tropics? 🔒
  55. Why is temperature easier to forecast in the tropics? 🔒
  56. What can large cities' heat do to nearby weather? 🔒
  57. What can inversions lead to? 🔒