Weather and Climate

What is weather?

• When it is freezing cold all year round.

• The conditions of the atmosphere (air/sky) over a short period of time.

• The speed in which the wind travels.

• The atmosphere (air/sky) over long periods of time.

What is climate?

• The conditions of the atmosphere (air/sky) over a short period of time.

• The changing of weather throughout the day.

• The way in which we feel when it is hot or cold.

• The atmosphere (air/sky) over long periods of time.

This changes every four months

• Weather

• Climate

• Seasons

Where is the equator line on the world map?

• Bottom

• Bottom middle

• Top

• Middle

• Top middle

The angle at which the earth tilts as it travels around the sun effects:

• the angle at which sun ray's reach earth's surface

• the changing of the seasons

• the number of daylight hours

• all of the above

The direction in which a place faces is known as its...?

• Altitude/height

• Ocean current

• Aspect

• Mountain barrier

Which of these is NOT a factor that determines the climate of a place?

• ocean currents

• latitude

• the speed of light

• elevation/height

Climate covers...

• Larger areas than weather

• Smaller areas than weather

Name 4 instruments of weather?

• Guitar,

  Piano,

  Drums, Tambourine

• Thermometer, Rain gauge, Hygrometer, Anemometer

What is the climate of Cairo ?

• Arid

• Semi-Arid

• Mild

• Tropical dry