Climate vs Weather
Is the current temperature outside an example of weather or climate?
Weather
What does a Barometer measure?
air pressure.
studies the forecast and the weather.
Which cloud is described as big and puffy like cotton?
Cumulus Clouds
True or False: Barometers are used to predict short term changes in weather?
True
Is the expectation for it to be hot and humid in July in Georgia an example of weather or climate?
Climate
What measures the temperature?
a thermometer
What is a cold front?
a mass of cold air is pushing out and replacing the warm air.
Which cloud is shaped like an anvil?
Cumulonimbus clouds
True or False: Stratus clouds can produce a light snow if it is cold enough.
True
Give an example of weather.
Multiple answers.
ex: 75° degrees and sunny
What does anemometer measure?
the speed of the wind.
a mass of warm air is pushing out and replacing the cold air.
What cloud is gray and can produce a light drizzle?
Stratus clouds
True or False: All clouds can produce thunder and lightening.
False; Cumulonimbus are the only clouds that can produce thunder and lightening.
Give an example of climate.
Multiple answers
ex: snow in New York in January.
What tool collects precipitation?
rain gauge
List some weather conditions that you might see on a map.
sunny, rainy, snow, partly cloudy, thunderstorm.
What cloud brings thunder and lightening?
Cumulonimbus clouds
True or False: a meteorologists is someone who enjoys checking the weather from time to time.
False; a meteorologists is someone who studies and forecasts the weather.
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather describes the current conditions outside. Climate is the average weather over time and space for a given area.
What does a wind vane do?
measures the direction of the wind.
What do weather maps show?
what the weather will be like in a certain area for the day and for the coming days
What cloud is thin and feathery?
Cirrus clouds
True or False: expecting snow in New York in January is an example of climate.
True