Weather
what is weather?
weather is the day-to-day conditions of a particular place or a short term condition of the atmosphere.
An anemometer.
what instrument is used to measure the speed or strength of the wind?
How can weather be predicted?
By observing wind, rain, clouds and temperature.
What are resources?
Resources are substances, living or non-living that are useful to people.
what is solar energy and what is it used for?
Solar energy is a renewable energy that comes from the sun and can be used for directly heating and lighting homes and also for generating electricity, hot water heating, solar cooling and a variety of commercial and industrial uses.
A person who studies weather.
who is a meteorologist?
what instrument is used to show us the direction of the wind?
A windsock or wind vane.
what is a thermometer?
An instrument used to measure temperature.
These are natural resources.
what are sunlight, water, wind, soil, plants, forest, animals, fishes and minerals.
Electricity generation, air and water heating/cooling, transportation and rural energy services.
what important areas do renewable energy supply energy for?
This is the common average weather conditions in a particular place OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME
what is climate?
what happens to the anemometer when the wind speed is slow?
The anemometer turns slowly
Heat waves, flooding and storms.
what happens when weather conditions go on for too long?
what are the two types of natural resources?
Renewable and Non-renewable resources.
what are renewable resources and some examples?
renewable resources can be replenished ad replaced over a period of time, such as plants, animals, water, forest, tide and air.
What is the difference between climate and weather?
weather can change in just a few hours, climates takes hundreds, thousands or millions of years.
What kind of climate do deserts have?
Hot and dry climate.
what are some natural disasters?
Hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, fires and floods.
what are non-renewable resource and some examples?
Resources that cannot be replaced once they have been used. examples are: petroleum, oil, coal, natural gas and all other minerals.
This is called the Coriolis effect.
what makes things (like planes or currents of air) traveling long distances around the Earth appear to move at a curve as opposed to a straight line?
(The cause is because different parts of the Earth move at different speeds)
A Forecaster.
what is the name of the person who predicts the weather on the television daily?
what does it mean when the wind sock flies straight?
The wind is strong.
water, food, medical supplies, light, radio, sanitation and hygiene items, cash, personal documents, phone and charger.
what things are needed to prepare for a natural disaster?
How does the ocean provide renewable energy?
The ocean produces thermal or heat energy from the sun and mechanical energy from the tides and waves.
these are minerals found in T&T.
what are petroleum, asphalt, limestone, clay, sand, gravel and natural gas?