Seasons & Instruments
Wind speed is measured with this instrument.
This changes as you go up in elevation.
What is temperature?
Winds blowing towards the top of mountains or hills.
What is upslope?
The state of the atmosphere at any particular time or place.
What is weather?
A geological period (the Ice Age) lasting millions of years during which the Earth exhibited large glaciers and ice sheets.
What is climate?
This instrument is used to measure the amount of rain that fell.
Rain gauge
What is one thing that can affect climates in Hawaii?
What is rainfall, temperature, elevation?
Winds blowing down hills or mountains.
What is downslope?
Weather conditions over a long period of time usually years.
What is climate?
Our warmest month is August.
Air pressure is measured with this instrument and tells us if the weather will be stormy or very dry.
Barometer
This is used to measure the temperature.
Thermometer
What causes daily changes in weather?
What are winds and storms?
This state has 8 out of the world's 13 climate zones.
What is Hawaii?
Fall is here. The leaves are turning colors and falling off of the trees because the days and nights are cooler.
What is climate?
This is the reason for warmer summers and colder winters.
Earth's axis tilt increases
I use this to find the direction the wind is blowing.
Wind vane
What causes changes in seasons?
The Earth revolving around the sun.
The climate of a very small area, especially when it's different from the climate of the surrounding area
What is a microclimate?
An overnight freeze that damages orange crops in central Florida.
What natural object are we using to help us study humidity?
Pinecone
This instrument tells the amount of humidity in the air.
Hygrometer
The weather stays the same for days or weeks at a time.
What is a weather pattern?
These 3 climate types can all be found within an hour's drive on Big Island.
What are tropical, tundra and desert?
It was windy and cold on Tuesday. Then it rained on Wednesday.
What is weather?