Physical Science 20
Weather and Climate
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Instructor:
Douglas Epperson
Office: SM43C
Voice Mail: 408-741-4662
email: [email protected] (Be sure to put "Psci 20" in the subject line.)
Office Hours: M 3:00-4:00PM; Tu 2:30-4:00PM; W 1:00 - 2:00PM; or by appointment

Notes:
All question for the course are now posted.  Study guides are posted.

Questions:
Chapter 1 -- Introduction to the Atmosphere 
Chapter 2 -- Heating Earth's Surface and Atmosphere 
Chapter 3 -- Temperature 
Chapter 4 -- Moisture and Atmospheric Stability
Chapter 5 -- Forms of Condensation and Precipitation
Chapter 6 -- Air Pressure and Winds
Chapter 7 -- Circulation of the Atmosphere
Chapter 8 -- Air Masses
Chapter 9 -- Weather Patterns
Chapter 10 -- Thunderstorms and Tornadoes
Chapter 11 -- Hurricanes
California Weather and Climate

Study Guides for Exams

Study Guide for Exam 1
Study Guide for Exam 2
Study Guide for Exam 3
Study Guide for Final -- New Stuff
Study Guide for Final -- Comprehensive

Power Point Presentations

I will save the PowerPoints as PDF files with six slides to a page so that they are not too large. Even still, the PowerPoint files are large and might fill up the space I have on this server.  So I will put them on the Angel website. The Angel website can be accessed from the link below or from the West Valley main page.  To log on to Angel use your student ID as your user name.  Your default password is your birth date (mmddyy).  When you get into your main Angel page you will see all the courses that you are taking listed to the side.  Select PSCI 020.  Then select the "lessons" tab.

Answers to selected questions.
I will put answers to some of the answers here.  If you want me to answer some specific questions then email me or ask in class.  Don't ask me to answer them all.

Links

Angel Learning Web Site
Coriolis video #1 (QuickTime animation in lower left corner of screen. The original I had students view.)
Coriolis video #2 (The ball is coming at you. Can you catch it.)
Coriolis video #3 (This is the best explanation.)
Coriolis video #4(Coriolis in space.)
Coriolis video #5(Coriolis and wind.)

 

 

Exam Dates
Wednesday, Feb. 27
Monday, March 24
Wednesday, April 23
Monday,  May19, 9:40-11:40AM