Unit 7: Weather, Climate, Atmosphere

Climate is...

• just another word for weather

• average weather over a short period of time

• average weather over a long period of time

When we study climate, we look at....

• temperature and evaporation

• precipitation and pressure

• precipitation and temperature

• pressure and temperature

When we describe WIND, we say...

• where it comes from

• where it is going

• it's annoying

The Earth GAINS heat from...

• The core

• Radiators

• The Sun

• The Moon

_______ Gases TRAP (keep) heat in our atmosphere

• Green Bean

• Green Machine

• Green Apartment

• Green House

For EVAPORATION or TRANSPIRATION to occur, we need...

• Heat

• Cooling

For CONDENSATION or PRECIPITATION to occur, we need...

• Heating

• Cooling

Sea Breeze moves from...

• Sea to Sea

• Land to Sea

• Sea to Land

• Land to Land

When the Sea Breeze blows, the LAND is...

• Colder than the sea

• Warmer than the sea

• The same temperature as the sea

• There is literally no way of knowing, it's just random

Air masses move from areas of __________ to _____________.

• High Pressure to High Pressure

• High Pressure to Low Pressure

• Low Pressure to Low Pressure

• Low Pressure to High Pressure