Climate, Weather and Temperature

Robbie O.Ryan D.

Weather and Climate

• Weather: the condition of the air and sky at a certain time• Climate: the average weather of a place over many years• Altitude- as altitude varies, climate varies• 1 factor for weather: the angle of sun rays hitting the earth• Tropics: sun hits directly once a year so this area has a hot

climate• Winds: they bring moisture and produce storms and humidity• Climates change as seasons change

Temperature

• A measure of how hot or cold the air is• Temperature and precipitation: the two main ways to

describe weather• Polar Zones: Cold, high altitudes, sun’s below horizon

mostly • Tropics: Warm, low altitudes, sun hits directly most of

time• SI unit of temperature is the Kelvin– Boiling Point is 373– Freezing Point is 273

Climate Graphs

• Curved Lines: show average temperature• Bars: average monthly precipitation (not just

rain)

Works Cited

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Web. 15 Sept. 2013.• "Riding the Winds with Kalani - University of Illinois Extension."

The Temperatures Changes -. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2013.• "Pearson Sign In." Pearson Sign In. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Sept. 2013.• BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 16 Sept. 2013.• BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 17 Sept. 2013.