Weather and Climate

• what is weather?

  the atmospheric conditions in a particular location within a short period of time
• atmospheric conditions:

  • Temperature
  • Wind direction
  • Amount of precipitation
  • Relative humidity
  • Wind speed
  • Cloud cover
  • Type of precipitation
  • Atmospheric pressure
• what causes weather?

  interactions between water and air
• how are these weather interactions powered?

  by energy from the sun
• what is climate?

  the usual weather pattern over an extended period of time (30+ years)