Weather Vs Climate
Do I need a jacket today?
Weather
A funnel-shaped cloud of swirling winds that reach down to the ground.
What is a tornado?
Johanna is explaining to her friend how to determine the climate of an area. Which instruction is she most likely to give her friend?
A. Measure the highest and lowest temperatures in a particular year.
B. Find the average weather conditions over a period of many years.
C. Measure the weather conditions one day and compare them to other days.
D. Record the precipitation and the wind speed for several months.
B. Find the average weather conditions over a period of many years
An instrument that measures the amount of precipitation
What is a rain gauge?
Scientists who study the atmosphere and the weather.
What is a meteorologist?
"I was thinking of travelling north next year to see snow. It never snows around here."
Climate
A storm that forms when clouds pile up and bring rain, wind, and lightning
What is a thunderstorm?
Which of the following features would you be most likely to find in a polar climate?
A. rain forest
B. hot desert
C. year-round ice and snow
D. large rivers and streams
C. year-round ice and snow
Instrument that shows wind direction
What is a wind vane?
Name the four seasons.
Winter, Spring, Summer Fall.
Farmers always know to plant corn in the last parts of Spring and then harvest towards the end of Summer before it gets cold again.
Climate
Any form of water that falls from the sky is called
What is precipitation?
Even within climate zones, the weather in one place can be very different from the weather in another place. The following environments are all in a temperate zone. Which place would you expect to be the most hot and humid?
A. desert
B. swamp
C. wooded forest
D. mountain range
B. Swamp (hot and humid)
An instrument that shows the speed the wind is blowing.
What is an anemometer?
A prediction about future weather
what is a forecast?
"Man it's hot today"
Weather
Electrical charges in clouds can produce
What is lightning?
Locations around the world can be placed within three different climate zones. Scientists study the weather of a place over a period of many years to determine its climate. Which is a main factor that determines a location’s climate and its climate zone?
A. average wind speed
B. average temperature
C. average length of day
D. average number of cloudy days
B. Average temperature
An instrument used to measure if you have a fever or to measure the temperature of the air, use me
This is another name for air.
What is the atmosphere?
the average weather conditions in an area over a long period.
What is Climate?
Issued by the National Weather Service, it means that the conditions are right for a type of severe weather.
What is a weather watch?
Most places near the equator have warm tropical climates. Some places near the equator are much cooler and even have snow. Where in a tropical climate are you most likely to find cooler weather and snow?
A. at the top of a tall mountain
B. at sea level near a cold ocean current
C. in cloudy places near the center of a continent
D. at the base of a mountain range that blocks air flow
A. at the top of a tall mountain
DAILY BONUS
The name of the School I go to
What is Crestwood Elementary School?
The field of science that studies weather.
What is meteorology?