Is the outside conditions right now. It is the day to day changes in the atmosphere in a particular place
What is weather?
is the thin layer of gases that surround the Earth
What is atmosphere?
How many hours does it take the Earth to spin around once?
24 hours or 1 day
Earths rotation causes winds to curve. What is this called?
The Coriolis effect
Who uses specific tools to measure the weather
Meterologists
This affects what we choose to wear and what we do
What is weather?
What is the atmosphere made of?
Oxygen and nitrogen
When the Earth is facing towards the sun, it is _______ and when it’s facing away from the sun it is _________.
1. Day Time
2. Night Time
Heat transfer through solids by TOUCH
Conduction
This tool Collects and measures the amount of rain that falls
Rain Gauge
These weather conditions can change people’s lives severely by destroying homes, hurting people, and even causing death
hurricanes, tornadoes, forest fires, and floods
What are the 5 layers of the atmosphere?
Troposphere (closest to Earth)
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
The 4 major spheres of Earth are...
1. Geosphere
2. Hydrosphere
3. Biosphere
4. Atmosphere
The farther you live from the ocean the more likely your climate will be___________? Use Air masses vocab
continental
This tool measures temperature
Thermometer
What is the science of weather called
Meteorology
What are some words we can use to talk about the weather?
- temperature
- wind
- humidity
- clouds
-sunshine
-air pressure
How long does it take the Earth to orbit around the sun once.
365 days or 1 year
Explain this Station Model
1)1.5 miles visibility
2)997.3 mb pressure
3)Wind 20 knots
4)2.9 mb drop in pressure in 3 hours
5) 100 % cloudy
6) wind coming from NE
7)Rain showers
8).53 inches of rain in 6 hours
9) Air temp 45 F DP 32 F
This tool showd the direction of the wind
Weather Vane
What is another word for weatherman?
Meteorologist
Which of the 5 layers of the atmosphere is closest to Earth?
Troposphere
Isobars measure areas of similar______?
Pressure
Any form of water that falls from the sky is called__?
Precipitation
This tool measures air pressure
Barometer