Weather Merit Badge Worksheet: Requirement 1

Scout Name ______________________________________________________________ Unit # ____________ Date ____________
Weather Merit Badge Worksheet

Requirement 1
List the composition of air, note whether they are constant or variable element, and their function, if any.
Element Function
• ____________  Constant  Variable ____________________________________________________________________
Requirement 2
Tell how the following are formed:
Moisture _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Fog _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Hail ________________________________________________________________________________________________
Rain ________________________________________________________________________________________________
Snow _______________________________________________________________________________________________
Requirement 3
Explain the electrical and optical phenomena in the air:
Rainbow _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Mirage ______________________________________________________________________________________________
Looming ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Halos _______________________________________________________________________________________________
Lightning ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Thunder _____________________________________________________________________________________________
 Describe to your counselor occurrence of these phenomena you’ve seen for yourself
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Requirement 4
What is the following equipment used for and how?
Barometer Used for ______________________________________________________________________________
How __________________________________________________________________________________
Thermometer Used for ______________________________________________________________________________
How __________________________________________________________________________________
Anemometer Used for ______________________________________________________________________________
How __________________________________________________________________________________
Hygrometer Used for ______________________________________________________________________________
How __________________________________________________________________________________
Rain Gauge Used for ______________________________________________________________________________
How __________________________________________________________________________________
 Make a simple weather vane.
 Be conversant with storm/weather signals.
Requirement 5
Do one:
 On the back of this page: Write a simple statement on the climate in the Philippines.
- OR -
 On the back of this page: Tell the value of weather prediction.
 Write a brief account of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) –
stating what daily, weekly, or monthly publication are prepared and distributed by it.
 Be able to interpret the charts and graphs contained in PAGASA publications.
- OR -
 Using the table on the next page, keep a daily record for a month of the following: dew or fog in the morning; at a specific
hour each day, the direction and force of the wind; the temperature and kinds of clouds (if any) in the sky.

Time Dew or Time of Wind

Day Wind Speed Temperature Clouds
Morning Fog Day Direction
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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12
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31
Requirement 6
Places where danger from lightning is great: Places where danger from lightning is less:
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
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Requirement 7
Using the map of Asia below map the trajectories or paths of typhoons in the Philippines
What is the cause and origin of typhoons?

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Barometer Used for ______________________________________________________________________________

Thermometer Used for ______________________________________________________________________________

Anemometer Used for ______________________________________________________________________________

Hygrometer Used for ______________________________________________________________________________

Rain Gauge Used for ______________________________________________________________________________

 Make a simple weather vane.

 Be conversant with storm/weather signals.

 On the back of this page: Tell the value of weather prediction.

 Be able to interpret the charts and graphs contained in PAGASA publications.

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Time Dew or Time of Wind

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What is the cause and origin of typhoons?

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