Weather
Weather Symbols
Climate
Seasons
Measuring Weather
Factors Affecting Climate
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What is weather
The temperature and other conditions outside in one place at one time
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What is a weather symbol?
A simple picture used to describe a type of weather
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What is climate?
The pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time (usually one year)
100
What are the 4 seasons?
summer
autumn (fall)
winter
spring
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What conditions of weather can we measure?
temperature
wind direction
wind speed
rainfall
humidity
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Name two factors that affect the climate of a place?
Distance from the Equator
Distance from the oceran
Altitude (how high)
Gases in the atmosphere
The tilt of Earth's axis
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What are some conditions that make the weather in a place?
temperature
clouds
wind
precipitation
humidity
200
What weather symbol is this?
rain
rainy
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Name one type of climate.
hot and wet (tropical)
warm and dry
4 changing seasons (temperate)
Cold (Polar)
200
Which season is the hottest?
Whcih season is the coldest?
Summer is the hottest.
Winter is the coldest>
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What instrument is used to measure temperature?
thermometer
200
How does distance from the Equator affect climate?
Closer hotter
Farther colder
300
What is precipitation?
rain, snow, hail
300
What weather symbol is this?
Partly cloudy
Partly sunny
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What type of climate does Wuxi have?
4 changing seasons (temperate)
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What causes the changing seasons on Earth?
The tilt of Earth's axis and its orbit around the Sun
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What are the units for measuring temperature?
Degrees Celsius
300
How does altitude affect climate?
Higher colder
Lower warmer
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What is a thunderstorm?
A storm with lightning and thunder, usually with lots of rain
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What weather symbol is this?
Sunny and hot
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What determines the climate in place?
Its location on Earth
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When the top half of Earth (Northern Hemisphere) has summer, what season will the bottom half of Earth (Southern Hemisphere) have?
winter
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What does a wind vane (weather vane) measure?
Where does the arrow point?
Wind direction
The direction the wind is coming from
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How does distance from the ocean affect climate?
Places farther from the ocean are hotter in the summer and colder in the winter.
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What is humidity?
The amount of water vapor in the air
500
Draw a weather symbol for hot thunderstorm with strong wind.
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Why are some locations on Earth hotter than others?
The curved surface of Earth causes the Suns energy to hit the middle of Earth more directly.
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During which month does spring start in the top half of Earth (Northern Hemisphere)?
March
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Why do we want to know what direction the wind is coming from?
It can help us predict what weather we will have.
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Why don't places near the ocean get as hot or cold as places farther from the ocean?
The water in the ocean heats and cools slower than the land.