Weather vs Climate
What does weather mean?
Weather is the condition of the Earth’s atmosphere at a given time.
What instruments do we use to measure air temperature?
A thermometer
What is rain?
liquid water in the form of droplets
What is Temperature?
Temperature is the amount of heat in a substance.
What is Climate?
Long term patterns of weather
What instrument do we use to measure wind direction?
Weather Vane
What is hail?
pellets of frozen rain
What is Humidity?
Refers to how much moisture was in the air.
Over the past five years, the average winter temperature has been increasing.
Is this an example of weather or climate?
Climate
What instrument do we use to measure wind speed?
Anemometer
What is snow?
Six-sided ice crystals
What is Wind?
Wind is moving air.
The first snowfall this year happened on October 5th.
Is this an example of weather or climate?
Weather
What instrument do we use to measure air pressure?
Barometer
What is sleet?
Partially frozen ice pellets mixed with rain and snow
What is a front?
The area where air masses meet
What is the difference between climate and weather? Provide one example of each.
Weather is a short-term state of the atmosphere and climate is the long-term pattern of weather in an area. An example of weather would be this afternoon the temperature was 25 degrees celsius. An example of climate would be the average daily temperature in Alberta in September is 15 degrees celsius.
What instrument do we use to measure humidity?
Hygrometer
What are the four different types of precipitation?
Rain,snow,sleet and hail
What is Air Pressure?
The force exerted by the air or the weight of air molecules pressing down on the Earth.