Weather Review

What is weather?

• current outdoor conditions

• how rainy it is

• it is so cold

• I see snow.

What is climate?

• temperature

• the conditions outdoors

• a portion of Earth's surface with borders

• average weather conditions for a region year after year

What is a region?

• your backyard

• a portion of Earth's surface with borders

• the weather on a weather map

• average weather conditions

What are seasons?

• The four natural divisions of the year based on changes in temperature due to the varied amounts of sunlight (both intensity and number of daylight hours received); caused by the tilt of Earth during revolution

• August, October, January, April

• The average temperature in a certain area throughout a year,

What is temperature?

• a tool used to measure temperature

• the current conditions outdoor

• how hot or cold something is

• average weather conditions

What is a thermometer?

• how hot or cold something is

• the average temperature outdoors

• a tool used to measure the amount of rainfall

• a tool used to measure temperature

What is precipitation?

• the current outdoor conditions

• A portion of Earth’s surface with borders

• Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds in the sky

• how hot or cold something is

What is a Rain Gauge?

• A tool that measures the amount of rain at a location

• A portion of Earth’s surface with borders

• Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds in the sky

• a tool used to measure temperature

What is a prediction?

• A tool used to measure the speed of wind

• A portion of Earth’s surface with borders

• A message you send your teacher.

• A statement about what you think will happen, based on what you know

What is an Anemometer?

• A tool that measures the amount of rain at a location

• A tool that shows wind direction

• A tool used to measure the speed of wind

• a tool used to measure temperature