WEATHER AND CLIMATE

Refers to the day to day changes or patterns in the atmosphere at a particular place and time.

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Determined by air temperature, air pressure, precipitation, wind strength and direction, and types of clouds.

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Measures how hot or cold the air is.

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Measures the force exerted over a unit of area by the weight of air above.

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An instrument that measures Air pressure.

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faster air molecules = faster water evaporation

• True

• False

higher air pressure = stormy weather

• True

• False

lower air pressure = fair weather

• True

• False

Precipitation can be drops of water or solidified water.

• True

• False

Winds over the Philippines usually move in the East-North-East direction.

• True

• False