Weather vs Climate

Today's Learning Objectives

​Today I will: Learn about Weather and Climate

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So I can: Tell how they are similar and different from one another

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I will know I have learned it when: I have answered the essential question and applied the content material to real world problems.

Weather

• Weather describes what is currently happening.

• It is measured over short period of time.

• Short term state of the atmosphere

• Based on day to day occurrences

Weather Tools

Climate

• Climate describes the average weather patterns for a specific region.

• It is measured over a long period of time.

• Related to latitude (distance from the equator)

• Affected by the sun heating the Earth

Keywords When Identifying Weather and Climate

Multiple Choice

Day-to-day variation of the atmosphere's condition locally.

• Weather

• Climate

Multiple Choice

Observed and measured over a short time period

• weather

• climate

Multiple Choice

Measures day-to-day changes

• weather

• climate

Multiple Choice

Observed and measured over a long time period

• weather

• climate

Multiple Choice

Measurements are averaged over 30 years or more

• weather

• climate

Multiple Choice

Today's forecast has rain for thursday and friday.

• weather

• climate

Multiple Choice

The high temperature today will be near 75 C.

• weather

• climate

Multiple Choice

The average winter temperature is 45 C.

• weather

• climate

Multiple Choice

Over the last decade we have had an increase in the amount of rain in our area.

• weather

• climate

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describe the term 'climate'?

• the day to day changes in the atmosphere around us

• is taken over a long period of time

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describe the term 'weather'?

• the day to day changes in the atmosphere around us

• is taken over a long period of time