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Weather & Climate 101: Understanding Seasons, Weather, and Climate

Learn about the basics of weather and climate, including the four seasons, different types of weather phenomena, tools to measure weather, global weather patterns, and the impact of changing climate. Discover how weather affects us and ways to prevent and combat natural disasters.

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Weather & Climate 101: Understanding Seasons, Weather, and Climate

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  1. Weather & Climate 101 Climate → Seasons → Weather What is climate? common, average weather conditions at a certain place over a longer period of time What are seasons? a year broken down into 4 periods, based on the general condition of that period What is weather? day-to-day conditions of a certain place.

  2. Clouds! The Sun Clouds - groups or clusters of very tiny water drops in the sky - can cover the sun to make it darker… - or can build up and cause Precipitation! - gives us our light and energy! - makes it bright in the day, when it goes away, dark at night! - makes it hot or warm - when it’s gone? can make it cold!

  3. Precipitation Precipitation: forms of water falling from the sky depending on the temperature

  4. Condensation and Evaporation When the air is humid, water droplets are collected When the air is hot, water tends to disappear into the air as moisture

  5. What are some tools used to measure weather? Wind Vane Barometer Compass Psychrometer Thermometer

  6. How do you read a thermometer? 1) Place the thermometer in/on the object you want to measure 2) Hold the thermometer still until the red liquid stops moving 3) Read the number that the red liquid stops at. 4) Record the number in either Fahrenheit or Celsius A B Which thermometer is hot? Which thermometer is cold?

  7. How do you record data? Bar Graph Table Chart Line Graph

  8. Global Weather Patterns! The atmosphere surrounds the Earth and prevents it from getting too hot/cold Oceans absorbs most of the sun’s heat Icebergs regulates the Earth's temperature (reflective)

  9. SEASONS Winter: Cold, more rain, snow, storms Spring: Sunny, not too hot not too cold, things begin to grow Summer: Hot, humid, Sunny, dry Fall: Begins to get cold, leaves begin to fall, seeing of more rain

  10. Climate of the World North America: all sorts of climate South America: more humid, tropical kind of weather, lots of rain Europe: calm climate Antarctica: Extremely cold Australia: Hot Asia: hot and humid

  11. Global Natural Hazards Typhoons Hurricanes Tornadoes

  12. Arcadia Natural Hazards Earthquake Drought Mudslide

  13. Week 5: Climate and Weather How does weather affect us? How can we prevent natural disasters?

  14. How Changing Climate Affects Us Why do we care? Mudslides More floods Hotter Summers Wildfires

  15. Combating Weather Related Hazards Levee artificial islands Flood barrier storm surge

  16. Hazards in America Hurricane Sandy

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