Weather and Climate

Match the following

• liquid or solid water from the sky.

• Cloud cover

• hot or cold; measured by a thermometer

• Temperature

• water condensed into tiny drops

• Precipitation

Match the following

• force exerted by air on a surface

• Air pressure

• moving air in the atmosphere

• Humidity

• amount of water vapor in the air

• Wind speed

Precipitation is measured with a _______.

• thermometer
• wind vane
• rain gauge
• barometer

Precipitation is measured with a _______.

• thermometer
• wind vane
• rain gauge
• barometer

Air pressure is measured with a _______.

• altimeter
• barometer
• thermometer
• hydrometer

Wind speed is measured with a ______.

• thermometer
• barometer
• hygrometer
• anemometer

Humidity is measured with a ______.

• barometer
• thermometer
• hygrometer
• anemometer

Match the following

• Seasons change

• Tropical

• Warm, Wet or Dry

• Temperate

• Dry and Cold

• Polar

Definition of Weather

• The condition of the ground at a particular place and time
• The measurement of air pressure
• The study of celestial bodies
• The state of the atmosphere at a specific place and time

Definition of Climate

• The long-term weather patterns and conditions in a specific region or area.
• The direction of the wind in a particular location
• The amount of rainfall in a specific month
• The average temperature on a given day