Weather and climate

Weather is about

• climate change.

• meteorological elements over short periods of time.

• short outbursts of rain only.

• how wet the soil is.

The further away a place is from the... the colder it is.

Climate is about

• air masses mainly.

• the average size of the meteorological elements over a longer time.

• the average state of the meteorological elements over a longer time.

• the long lasting effects of weather.

The equator is a... which divides the earth into two hemispheres.

We wouldn't talk about weather or climate if it wasn't for the... the source of all energy that reaches the Earth through the atmosphere.

• sun

• wind

• cosmic radiation

• air pressure

Energy from the sun

• mixes with the atmosphere.

• is completely absorbed by the atmosphere.

• is reflected by the atmosphere.

• is both absorbed and reflected from the atmosphere mainly because of the clouds.

Britain's climate is significantly influenced by

• the Ferrel cell.

• the Hadley cell.

• the Polar cell.

Without greenhouse... we wouldn't be able to live on earth as they absorb some of the heat emitted by the atmosphere.

The sun's intensity changes at different latitudes and in different seasons because the earth tilts. To balance this system the heat is moved from the equator to the

Temperature drops by one degree every 100 meters due to the influence of ... on an area's climate.