Weather and Climate

How is climate different than weather

• Climate describes conditions over a long period of time whereas weather is for a short period.

• Climate describes conditions on land whereas weather describes conditions in the atmosphere.

• Climate describes storms whereas weather describes everyday conditions.

• Climate describes conditions all over Earth whereas weather describes only local conditions.

2. Weather changes at fronts. Fronts form where

• wind flows into a mountain

• air is heated near Earth’s surface

• water flows across Earth’s surface.

• two air masses meet

Clouds form when Earth’s

• geosphere interact with the biosphere

• climate or weather changes very quickly

• hydrosphere interacts with the atmosphere

• precipita!on does not go into the ocean

Ocean currents have an important role in determining the ____ in an area

• climate

• landforms

• wind direc!on

• types of clouds

What is an interacton that happens between the hydrosphere and the geosphere that you see in this image?

What did an interac!on between the atmosphere and hydrosphere produce in this image?

On a hot summer day, you observe water droplets forming on the outside of a glass that holds your cold drink. Which of Earth’s systems are interac!ng to form these water droplets?

• biosphere and atmosphere

• atmosphere and hydrosphere

• geosphere and biosphere

• atmosphere and geosphere

Thunderstorms are considered severe weather because they can be dangerous for humans. They can bring damaging winds, lightning, hail, and sometimes tornadoes. Write a message about thunderstorms that can be sent to cell phones as part of a severe weather warning. Explain how the atmosphere, geosphere, and hydrosphere interact forming this kind of weather. Use the words in the Word Bank for your paragraph.

WORD BANK: front, clouds, air pressure, atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, precipitation