The conditions outside at a certain time and place
What is weather?
measures how much precipitation has fallen
What is a rain gauge?
climate closest to the North and South poles. Cold year round.
What is a polar climate?
Scientists who study weather
Who are meteorologists?
measures the temperature
What is a thermometer?
Climate closest to the equator. Hot year round with lots of rain.
What is a tropical climate?
What is precipitation?
What is Water Vapor?
Instrument that shows wind direction
What is a wind vane?
climate that has hot dry summers and cool wet winters.
What is a temperate climate?
precipitation that moves across the ground as it runs to a river, lake, stream, pond.
What is run off?
Measures the air pressure. Pressure down, weather will make you frown.
What is a barometer?
What type of climate does Tennessee have?
What is a temperate climate?
Measures wind speed
What is an anemometer?
A city that has an average temperature of 85 degrees all year long. They also have a lot of rain. What would the climate most likely be?
What is a tropical climate?