Weather vs Climate
Conditions of the atmosphere of any given place or time (constantly changing)
What is Weather?
Measure wind direction.
What is a wind vane?
Cumulus clouds are white, puffy clouds that look like cotton balls and usually bring this type of weather.
What is fair weather?
A storm with thunder, lightning, heavy rains and strong winds which usually forms along a cold front, but can form within an air mass.
What is a thunderstorm?
Name one of the types of winds.
What is Prevailing Westerlies, Trade Winds or Polar Easterlies?
Average weather pattern of a region over a long period of time.
What is Climate?
Measures wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
These types of clouds bring overcast weather.
What is Stratus clouds?
A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that extends down from a storm cloud.
What is a tornado?
Remember, winds are named by the direction....
...where they come from.
The Tropical Zone is near the equator, is generally warm/hot year round and also receives the most....
direct sunlight.
Measures air temperature and your mom might use it to take your temperature when you're sick.
What is a thermometer?
stratus clouds that touch earth's surface, have low visibility and lowest level of cloud.
What is fog?
A low-pressure tropical storm that forms over warm ocean water. Winds form a spinning circular pattern around the center, or eye, of the storm.
What is a hurricane?
A system of winds that blow in a particular direction depending on where on the globe they are located.
What are global winds?
Between the tropical and polar zones and experiences different seasons throughout the year.
What is Temperate zone?
A rain gauge measure the amount of...
....precipitation.
Cumulonimbus clouds are tall, anvil-shaped clouds that are white and gray and bring...
...severe weather and thunderstorms.
True or False.
Conditions that bring one kind of storm can also cause other kinds of storms in the same area.
True.
Ocean currents keep temperatures near the coast....
..warmer and wetter than inland.
The Polar zone is generally cold year round, receives little direct sunlight and is furthest....
north and south.
Measures air pressure.
Describe cirrus clouds.
When air pressure differences cause rapid air movement it causes.....
....storms/severe weather.
Either wind or air that flows in a narrow band in a certain direction.
What is a current or Stream?