Water and Weather
Lesson 1
Lesson 1
What are the 3 states of water on Earth?
Solid/Ice
Liquid/Water
Gas/Vapor
What is temperature?
How hot or cold something is.
Is it safer to be inside or outside during a thunderstorm?
Inside
What are the 3 types of climate?
Tropical, temperate, and polar.
What type of climate do we live in?
Temperate
2/3
What are the 4 seasons?
Winter, spring, summer, and fall
Both a tornado and a hurricane can have wind speeds up to how many MPH?
300 MPH
It gets direct sunlight and is hot year round.
What does latitude measure?
It measures how far North or South of the Equator a place is.
What is the atmosphere?
The layer of air around the Earth.
What is it important for weather scientists to understand weather patterns?
To keep people informed and safe.
Name 3 examples of severe weather.
Tornadoes, thunderstorms, hurricanes, floods, dust storms, and drought.
What does latitude measure?
It measures how far North or South of the Equator a place is.
It gets colder.
Name the 4 steps of the Water Cycle.
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection.
What units are temperature measured in?
Fahrenheit and Celsius
How can people protect their homes from a flood?
They can build it on stilts or with a basement. They can also stack sandbags.
How does the sun affect climate?
How do warming oceans affect coral reefs?
The reefs get too warm and die.
What are 3 ways that freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall can affect a city?
Power outages, blockage, structural damage, flooding, and burst pipes.
What does a barometer measure?
Air pressure
What effects can drought have on an area?
Causes severe water shortages which can result in crops dying, rivers and lakes drying up, and shortages of food.
How does the ocean affect climate?
The ocean cools nearby land in the summer and warms it in the winter.
What are greenhouse gases?
They are gases in Earth's atmosphere that trap heat.