Weather
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Climate is what happens all the time and the weather is what happens every day
What can you find in the wintertime?
Snow, cold weather, snowman, etc.
What is a rain gauge?
Measures how much liquid precipitation
What is the atmosphere?
The air around the Earth.
What are Stratus Clouds?
Overcast clouds that bring light rain if warm or light snow if cold.
What is weather?
The daily activity of temperature and precipitation.
How many seasons do we have?
4 seasons.
What is a barometer?
Measures air pressure.
Where can you find the hottest layer and the Northern Lights (aurora)?
Thermosphere.
What are Cirrus Clouds?
Feathery clouds that bring sunny days, usually in the cold weather.
Why is the weather important?
So that we know what to wear, plan our activities, study the pattern of the weather and predict what will happen next, prepare for extreme weather, etc.
What causes different seasons?
The tilt of the Earth.
What is an anemometer?
Measures wind speed.
In the Troposphere layer, you can find what?
We live in this layer and all the weather happens in this layer
What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?
Storm clouds that bring thunderstorms.
Higher air pressure means what?
Good weather.
We get the most sun in which season?
Summer
What is wind vane?
Measures wind direction
Which layer of the atmosphere is the coldest layer?
Mesosphere.
What are Cumulus Clouds?
Clumpy clouds that bring sunny days, usually in the warm weather.
What is air pressure?
The amount of air molecules pressing down on the Earth due to Gravity
If the North Pole is facing the sun, what season is it?
Summer
What is a thermometer?
Measures how hot or how much heat is in the air and the air temperature.
What is the outermost layer of the atmosphere?
Exosphere.
What are Nimbostratus Clouds?
Storm clouds that bring heavy rain or heavy snow.