Climate and weather

• Climate

  • Longterm pattern of weather conditions in ang particular place
  • General pattern of weather in a certain area over a long period of time
• Weather

  • Condition of the atmosphere at a specific place and time
  • Depends on a place and the time
  • Shorter conditions
• Temperature

  • Degrees of hotness or coldness of a place
  • Example: thermometer
• Wind

  • Movement of air in the atmosphere
  • Example: wind vane and anemometer
• Air pressure

  • Force caused by the weight of air in the earth's surface
  • Force that extorted by the air
• Humidity

  • Amount of water vapour in the air
  • Example: hygrometer
• Precipitation

  • Water falling from the atmosphere, in the forms of rain snow or hail
  • Example: rain gauge
• Latitude

  • Distance in degrees to the north and south from the equator
  • Imaginary line that is parallel to the equator
  • As the latitude increases the temperature decreases
  • Curved earth- sun rays hit earth at angles
• Altitude

  • Height above sea level
  • Temperature decreases as the altitude increases
• Bodies of water

  • Ocean, seas, and large lakes.
  • Land heats and cool faster than the sea
  • Coastal areas have lower temperature than include areas
  • Day- warm. Sea- cool
  • Night- cool. Sea- warm
  • Places that are from the bodies of water have extreme climates
• Topography

  • A rain shadow
  • If an area is close to a body of water tends to make milder climates
  • Ocean currents- bring along cold water to Inland make the climate cold on the other hand, ocean currents that take along warm water to coastal areas
• Climate change

  • Natural phenomenon and has been occuring since the earth came into being
  • It is a change in the average weather of a given area or region
• Causes of climate

  • Burning of fossil fuels
  • DeForest station
  • Global warming
  • Human activities
  • Green house effect
• Effects

  • Changes in precipitation
  • Human health
  • Melting of glaciers
  • Plants
  • Animals
• Prevention

  • Conservation of energy
  • Recycle, reduce, reuse
  • Adopt a plant base diet
  • Preservation of forest
  • Reduce carbon dioxide
  • Educate people