Elements of Weather

Describing Weather

SC.6.E.7.2 Investigate and apply how the cycling of water between the atmosphere and hydrosphere has an effect on weather patterns and climate.

Objectives

• Explain that weather is the short-term condition of the atmosphere based on these elements of weather. 

• Describe the role of water in the determination of weather conditions for a specific location. 

Weather

the atmospheric conditions, along with short term changes, of a certain place of a certain time.

Describing Weather

• Temperature

• Air Pressure

• Wind Direction and Speed

• Humidity

• Cloud Coverage

• Precipitation

Clouds

Water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere.

Types of Clouds

-Stratus

-Cumulus

-Cirrus

Precipitation

Occurs when cloud droplets combine and become larger enough to fall back to Earth.

Multiple Choice

How do clouds form?

• Water droplets fall to the Earth

• Water evaporates and cools to form droplets

• They form when we breathe

• None of the above