Weather vs.
Climate
Climate
The short-term conditions of the air happening right now or over a short time, like today's temperature and rain.
What is Weather?
You use this weather tool to measure temperature in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit.
What is a Thermometer?
This climate zone located near the equator is hot and wet year-round.
What is Tropical?
The seasonal movement of animals from one region to another to find food, shelter, or warmer weather.
What is Migration?
The process of growing plants and raising animals for food, clothing, and other products.
What is Agriculture?
The long-term pattern of weather in a region measured over at least 30 years.
What is Climate?
This spinning tool with cups measures wind speed.
What is an Anemometer?
This freezing climate zone is covered in ice and snow for most of the year.
What is Polar?
Name two ways climate affects human everyday life.
What are clothing, agriculture, infrastructure (buildings/roads), transportation, or recreation?
Supplying water to land or crops to help them grow when rain isn't enough.
What is Irrigation?
Name three different elements or conditions that make up daily weather.
What are temperature, wind, precipitation, sunlight, humidity, or cloud cover? (Any 3)
This weather instrument measures air pressure to help meteorologists predict weather changes.
What is a Barometer?
Alberta has cold winters and warm summers, which means it has this type of climate.
What is a Continental climate?
Observing plant growth and animal behavior helps people identify these repeating yearly events, like blooming and breeding.
What are Seasonal Patterns?
An imaginary line around the middle of the Earth that divides it into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What is the Equator?
Mountains, plains, distance from the equator, and proximity to water are all examples of factors that affect this.
What is Climate?
This tool measures the amount of moisture (humidity) in the air.
What is a Hygrometer?
These warm, dry winds blow over the Rocky Mountains and quickly warm up winter days in Alberta.
What are Chinook winds?
Extreme weather events like droughts, floods, and windstorms directly impact crop production and this vital earth component.
What is Soil Quality (or Water Access)?
Sustainable practices in farming that protect land and soil, such as reduced tilling and cover crops.
What is Conservation Agriculture?
Communities of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit use these long-term observations passed down through generations to understand climate.
What are Intergenerational Observations (or Traditional Knowledge)?
Name two computer or high-tech methods meteorologists use to make weather forecasts.
What are computer models, satellite images, or historical weather data?
This climate zone features moderate temperatures, four clear seasons, and is neither extremely hot nor extremely cold.
What is Temperate?
Constructed facilities such as roads, bridges, and buildings that help a society function and must be built for the local climate.
What is Infrastructure?
Harvesting methods that ensure plant and animal populations stay stable over time for future generations.
What are Sustainable Harvesting Practices?