Climate

What is climate?

• The state of the atmosphere in a specific area over a long period of time.

• High temperatures melt the ice at the North and South Poles.

• The Earth´s climate

We need .................................to describe the climate of an area

• temperature and atmosphere

• temperature and precipitation

• temperature and altitude

It is the amount of water that falls in a day

• temperature

• precipitation

It indicates whether the air is hot or cold

• Temperature

• precipitation

We measure it with a thermometer

• Temperature

• Precipitation

It can be rain, snow or hail.

• Temperature

• Precipitation

We express it in degrees Celsius (ºC)

• Temperature

• Precipitation

What factors affect climate?

• Distance from the Equator

  Altitude

  Distance from the sea

• Distance from the Equator

  Temperature

  Precipitation

• Distance fron the Poles

  Altitude

  Distance from the sea

The Earth´s climates are classified into hot, temperate and...........climates

• warm

• hot

• cold

....................climates are near the Equator

• Temperate

• Hot