Weather
What is the weather like during summer?
Sunny weather
What are the 3 different climate zones?
hot zone, temperate zone and cold zone
What are weather instruments used for?
To measure the elements of weather. They help experts predict weather and observe climate changes.
What are heatwaves?
Periods of unusually hot weather
List 2 human activities that are responsible for sending more green house gases into the atmosphere
Transport, homes, diet, deforestation
Name all 6 types of weather we discussed in class
Sunny, stormy, cloudy, rainy, windy, snowy
What climate zone is Spain in?
Temperate zone
What instrument measures temperature in degrees Celsius?
Thermometers
What are blizzards?
snowstorms with lots of snow and wind
List 2 ways humans can help reduce greenhouse gases
Recycle, eat less meat, ride a bike to school, turn the heating down
What is weather?
Refers to the conditions outside at a specific time in one place
What causes the different climate zones?
The Earth's tilt and the way it moves around the sun
What instrument measures rainfall in millimeters (mm)?
Rain Gauges
What are floods?
When a lot of water covers land
What is another name for the climate crisis?
Global warming
What is Climate?
Refers to the normal weather conditions at different times of the year
Which climate covers most of Spain?
Inland Mediterranean Climate
What do anemometers measure?
Measure wind speed in kilometers per hour (km/h)
What are thunderstorms?
Events of heavy rain with thunder, lighting and wind
Where in the Earth does the greenhouse effect happen?
The Earth's atmosphere
What are the main elements of weather?
Temperature, precipitation and wind
List Spain's 5 different climate types
Oceanic climate, inland Mediterranean climate, coastal Mediterranean climate, subtropical climate and mountain climate
What do weather vanes do?
Tell us the direction the wind is coming from
What is Hail?
When precipitation falls as lumps of ice.
Explain the process on greenhouse effect
1. The atmosphere reflects some of the Sun's heat
2. Some of the Sun's heat passes to Earth's surface and warms it
3. The heat from the Earth's surface moves up into the atmosphere
4. Some of the heat escapes into space, but greenhouse gases trap some of it in the atmosphere