Weather
What is the Weather?
The daily condition of the air or earth's atmosphere
A tool used to measure temperature.
What is a thermometer?
The climate we live in.
continental climate
2 extreme weather.
What is a hurricane, tornado, flood, forest fire, storm, blizzard, heat wave, earthquake?
List 3 types of precipitation
rain, snow, sleet, hail
Someone who studies the weather is called a ____.
Meteorologist
A tool used to measure air pressure.
What is a Barometer?
What is climate?
The average weather conditions over a long period of time (over 30 years).
Describe how altitude affects climate
The higher up a place is, the colder the climate will be
Which weather instrument can measure wind speed and direction?
A wind sock.
Which words are not weather:
rainy, stormy, cloudy, high wind, winter, hot, tropical
winter and tropical
A tool used to measure wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
In this climate people experience 4 mild seasons
Temperate climate
Describe how Latitude affects climate
The closer a place is to the equator, the hotter the climate will be. Further=colder
What are machines in space that take pictures and capture data about the Earth?
Satellites
The amount of water vapor in the air.
What is humidity?
A tool used to measure humidity.
What is a Hygrometer?
explain the climate in a tropical climate zone.
Hot temperatures with high humidity and precipitation
Describe how the ocean affects climate
The closer a place is to the ocean, the milder the climate will be
Two reasons why forecasts are helpful
To help plan and prepare (clothing, activities, and preventative measures for extreme weather, safety, road conditions, etc)
What is climate?
The weather patterns of a region over a time span of at least 30 years.
What is used to measure wind direction only
wind vane
What are 3 factors that decide a place's climate
Latitude, altitude, distance from the ocean
The imaginary line around the middle of the earth is called ____?
The Equator
weather or climate:
Last week a severe thunderstorm brought strong winds and heavy rain.
weather