SCIENCE

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  • Weather -is the condition of the atmosphere on a particular place and particular time.
  • Climate -is a weather condition for a particular region and on a particular time.
  • the Philippines has a Tropical maritime climate.
  • Tropical maritime climate -this means that the county has a relatively high temperature, high humidity and abundant rainfalls.
  • What is the elements of a weather and climate?
    temperature, humidity and rainfalls
  • Temperature -the degree of hotness and coldness
  • the average annual temperature in the country is 26.6 degrees celsius.
  • January -the coldest month with an average temperature of 25.5 degrees celsius.
  • May -the warmest month with an average temperature of 28.3 degree celsius.
  • Humidity -the amount of moisture in the atmosphere.
  • season -is a division of the year that is marked by special climate conditions.
  • other countries have four season, namely winter,spring,summer and fall.
  • the Philippines has 2 major season.
  • Typhoons -generally influence the climate and weather condition of the Philippines.
  • Meteorologist -the study of the elements of the weather conditions.
  • El Nino -it brings dry weather and even droughts.
  • La Nina -it brings heavy rainfall that can result in floods.
  • Habagat -is accompanied by frequent heavy rainfall and humid weather.
  • amihan -the air is cool and there is less rainfall and low humidity.
  • The word moonson comes from the arabic word "mawsim" which means "season".
  • monsoon - is a seasonal rain and wind pattern.
  • the wet or rainy season can be experience on June to November and March to May.
  • the dry season can be experienced on December to May and December to February.
  • Type 1 -two distinct seasons are experienced, dry season from November to April.
  • Troposphere -this is where typhoons are located/developed.
  • Stratosphere -this is where the airplanes fly because it has less wind.
  • the shape of the Earth is Oblate Spheroid.
  • Earth rotates on his axis.
  • The Earth is slightly tilted on its axis at a 23.5 degrees celsius.
  • Equator -is an imaginary line at the center of a celestial body such as planet earth.
  • Revolution -the movement of the Earth around the sun.
  • Rotation -the movement of Earth on its axis.
  • The length of one complete rotation on its axis is 24hours or one day.
  • The sun rises in the East and sets in the West.
  • It takes 365 1/4 days to complete 1 revolution.
  • The Philippines is located near the equator, which is why we have a tropical climate.
  • Milky Way - where our solar system is located.
  • Astronomy -the branch of science that deals with the study of space, celestial body objects and phenomena outside the atmosphere of the Earth.
  • Astronomers -are scientist who study these celestial bodies.
  • They send people to space called Astronauts or cosmonauts.