When looking for an example of climate, you should look for a longer or shorter period of time?

Cirrus clouds are high in the sky and usually indicate fair weather.

Weather is the condition of the atmosphere .

Thin, wispy clouds high up in the sky are an example of what kind of clouds?

Atmospheric pressure, basic patterns, cloud type and coverage, and wind speed and direction are all indicators to help predict the weather.

Low/falling air pressure indicates what kind of weather?

Weather stays the same for several years.

These are low, puffy clouds that can be gray and indicate later rainfall.

Cirrus clouds are thick and low to the ground.

Which of the following is an example of the period of time used when determining climate?

On Monday morning, there are dark stratus clouds covering the sky and your thermometer reads 30 degrees Fahrenheit. You turn on the news and the meteorologist says that it is going to get colder throughout the day. What kind of weather is to be expected?

In June, there are many cumulus clouds forming together in the sky. This indicates what kind of weather?

Climate is a long-term average of temperature and precipitation.

Fog is similar to what kind of cloud?

What are the two major factors used to determine the climate of an area?

Cirrus clouds are thin and wispy.

When determining the climate for a city, state, or country, you would create a graph that shows temperature and rainfall over a long period of time.

Weather describes conditions over long periods of time.

In the winter time, we always get up to 5 inches of snow. Me and my friends always build snowmen and have snowball fights. Is this an example of climate or weather?

I had to go buy some new rain gear because the meteorologist said we were going to have heavy rainfall all week long. Is this an example of climate or weather?

My family owns a farm and we always have the best crops in the Spring time because of all the rain we get. Is this an example of climate or weather?

When it is warm and sunny outside on Friday, me and my friends go to the park to swing on the swing set. Is this an example of climate or weather?

During the hot summers, me and my cousins like to go to the neighborhood pool. Is this an example of climate or weather?

When determining climate, what are the key words you are looking for?

**Two correct answers**

Weather changes from day to day.

What kind of clouds of shown in the following picture?

The following image is an example of what kind of clouds?

Snow is caused by stratus clouds and cold temperatures.

Cirrus clouds indicate that a thunderstorm is about to begin.

Fog forms close to the ground in a thick sheet that is similar to stratus clouds.

High/rising air pressure indicates what kind of weather?

What weather instrument would you use to measure air pressure?

Let's take a look at this chart and talk about it... What do we notice about the air pressure and temperature from day to day?

What is the basic trend of the wind speed from day to day?