1 / 15

Weather and Climate

Weather and Climate. Weather/Climate. http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/science/earth-sci/climate-weather-sci/. Climate. Climate is what the average weather conditions of a place over a long period of time. Weather.

livana
Download Presentation

Weather and Climate

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Weather and Climate

  2. Weather/Climate • http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/science/earth-sci/climate-weather-sci/

  3. Climate • Climate is what the average weather conditions of a place over a long period of time.

  4. Weather • Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere at any given place at any given time. Weather happens in the lowest part of the atmosphere called the troposphere. • The weather conditions are measured using special tools or instruments. • Meteorologists are scientist who study and report the weather.

  5. Factors that influence weather • Temperature • Wind Speed and Direction • Air Pressure • Humidity • Precipitation

  6. WeatherTools

  7. Weather toolsVideo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyhEiazvHLw

  8. Thermometer • A thermometer measures • the amount of heat energy • in the air. Temperature • makes different kinds of • precipitation fall. When • it is above 32 F degrees or 0 • degrees C , it rains. When it is below • below 32 degrees F or 0 degrees degre C it will sleet or snow. Temperature is measured in Fahrenheit or Celsius.

  9. Wind Vane • A wind vane measures the • direction the wind is coming • from. The fin is pushed by the • wind, causing the pointed end to • point in the direction the wind is • coming from. Wind direction • tells us what direction weather is moving in. Wind direction is measured as North, South, East, or West.

  10. Anemometer An anemometer measures the speed of the wind. Wind speed is caused by differences in air temperature and air pressure. Wind speed is measured in Miles per hour or Meters per hour.

  11. Barometer A barometer measures air pressure. Rising air pressure usually means fair weather. falling air pressure usually means cloudy, rainy conditions. The lower the reading the stormier it is. Air pressure is measured in millibars.

  12. Here’s how to REMEMBER it! When the barometer is we Because we get to go

  13. When the barometer is We Because we have to stay

  14. Hygrometer A hygrometer measures the amount of water vapor that is in the air. We call this humidity. When it is more humid, you feel sticky and hotter. When it is 100% humidity, the sweat on your body cannot evaporate so you feel hotter. It is the evaporation of your sweat that helps cool your body. So be careful on a humid day. You could over heat easily!

  15. Rain Gauge A rain gauge is used to measure the amount of precipitation that falls. You can measure the amount of rain in inches or centimeters using any kind of cylinder. You can measure the amount of snow that falls using a ruler in inches or centimeters.

More Related