Weather and Climate 1
Weather and Climate 2
Weather and Climate 3
Weather and Climate 4
Weather and Climate 5
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Weather is primarily driven by the interaction between three things.
Land, water, and air
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What does the air temperature need to be in order for snow to fall? 
At or below 32 degrees Fahrenheit or 0 degrees Celsius
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What instrument measures the rain?
Rain Gauge
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How does air temperature affect the weather?
The air temperature determines the type of precipitation.
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This affects how much sunlight each zone area gets.
Latitude
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__________is how hot or cold something is
Temperature
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What is used Weather or climate to dertermine to what the weather should be like in March in Florida
climate
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What instrument measures the air temperature?
Thermometer
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What climate zone has little precipitation, low humidlity, and few species?
Polar Climate zone
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Who makes weather forecasts on the news?
Meteorologists
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_____________ is the short-term conditions of the atomosphere in an area.
Weather
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_________ is the general state of the atmosphere in a place over a long period of time.
Climate
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How does wind direction effect the weather?
Wind direction determines the weather and temperature of the air that is blown into an area.
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What zone has high precipitation, high humidity, and many species?
Tropical Climate Zone
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Act like belts carrying water around the Earth
Ocean currents
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True or False- Weather changes constantly.
True
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True or False- Climate takes many years to change.
True.
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What instrument measures the wind speed?
Anemometer
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a lot of sunny days, constant temperature is mid to upper 80s
What is the Equator
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How high a place is above sea level.
Elevation
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Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground are examples of _______________.
What is precipitation?
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What are the two wind conditions used to measure wind?
Wind speed and Wind Direction
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What instrument measures precipitation?
Rain gauge- Rain
Ruler- Snow
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What is the name of the climate zone that has cold winters and hot summers and experiences all 4 seasons?
Temperate Zone
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Refers to the shape of the land, such as mountains and valleys
Topography