8.1 What is weather?

What is the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather and climate are completely unrelated.

• Climate is what you see outside, while weather is the average of weather patterns over a long period.

• Weather is the same as climate.

• Weather is what you see outside, while climate is the average of weather patterns over a long period.

Changes in ............................................ affect wind direction and strength

• air pressure

• humidity

• river beaches

The amount of water in the air is called......................................

• air pressure

• humidity

• temperature

• precipitation

rain, snow, sleet, or hail

All these may be called.....................................

• air pressure

• humidity

• temperature

• precipitation

.....................................................and ............................... affect how many clouds we see, and how much precipitation we get

• Humidity/ Air pressure

• Wind speed / Humidity

• Humidity / Temperature

The weather on the ground is the result of factors in the atmosphere around us.

• True

• False

Weather forecasts are used to plan what we do

• True

• False

The forecasts are always right!

• True

• False

Weather conditions are not very local.

• True

• False

You may even begin to see patterns in the weather appear, whichever method you use

• True

• False