Weather
Is it Weather or Climate?
Climate Patterns
100

How is temperature measured?

A thermometer
100

It will be 98 degrees in Athens on Wednesday.

What is Weather?

100

True or false: Climate is the same as weather. 

False

200

Rain, sleept, snow and hail are all forms of what?

Precipitation

200

Atlanta has an average hot temperature during the summer.

What is Climate?

200

Maine is part of this type of climate, with cold winters and warm summers.

Temperate

300

What is one way weather affects our daily lives?

Answers could be: 

Affects what we wear

Affects our travel

Cancels events

(will take any acceptable answer)

300

The tropics have a very high amount of precipitation.

What is Climate

300

True or False: Climate can change over many years.

True

(This would take decades)

400

Moisture in the air is known as what...

Humidity!

400

Yesterday it was hot, but today it is chilly.

What is weather?

400

What makes climate different than weather?

Climate is a pattern of weather over a LONG PERIOD OF TIME!

500

What is weather? Define it! 

Possible answers: Weather is the condition of the atmosphere at any given time.

Weather is day to day.

Weather is what happens every day. 

500

During Winter in Europe, it can be very cold.

What is Climate?

500

What is one type of severe weather?

Blizzard

Hurricane

Flood

Tsunami

Tornado

Thunder/Lightning