Weather and Climate

The amount of water vapor(moisture) in the air.

• Pressure

• Climate

• Humidity

the average weather conditions in an area over a long period.

• Weather

• Climate

• Polar

The imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere. The climate is colder further from the Equator. The sun shines directly onto the equator making the areas near it hotter.

• Equator

• Arctic Circle

• Antarctic Circle

Imaginary lines that run east and west on the Earth. These lines on Earth receive different amounts of sunlight, and are a key factor in determining a region's climate.

• Longitude

• Latitude

This climate zone is closest to the equator. It is warm all year long. The average temperature is never below 64 degrees Fahrenheit. This zone gets lots of rainfall of the water cycle is very active. The air is moist with humidity and rain falls often there, Rain forests are found there.

• Tropical

• Polar

• Temperate

a place where the climate usually has a temperature below freezing, is icy and covered in snow. These areas do not get direct heat and sunlight from the sun. These areas are located at the North Pole in the Arctic, and at the South Pole on the continent of Antarctica.

• Tropical

• Polar

• Temperate

the daily changes of the atmosphere.

• Climate

• Weather

This climate zone has all four seasons. This zone has winter, spring, summer, and fall. Winters are cold and summers are hot. There are two temperate zones. They are on either side of the equator.

• Tropical

• Temperate

• Polar

In the summertime, it is usually hot and humid.

• Weather

• Climate

Yesterday was a cloudy day.

• Weather

• Climate