weather & climate

Intro to Weather ClipAdapted for Abney 4th graders by F. Matthews

Weather the condition of the

air at a certain time and a certain place.

Climate The weather of a

place averaged over a long period of time.

What are two major factors of weather and climate?

Precipitation

Temperature

Precipitation Precipitation – – the amount of the amount of water that fallswater that falls

Liquid water = rain

Frozen water = snow or sleet or hail

Rain Clip

HumidityThe amount of moisture in the air

How much of earth’s surface is covered by water?

Three quarters of earth’s surface is covered by water.

What is the most important factor in determining the climate of a place?

Location of a place determines its climate

North Pole Tropics

What are three factors that affect weather & climate?

1.1. ElevationElevation2.2. Distance from the Distance from the

equatorequator3.3. Distance from a large Distance from a large

body of waterbody of water

ElevationHow high a place is above sea level

Four Types of Climates

Tropical

Temperate

Subarctic

Polar

TROPICALA climate that is usually very warm all year. Warmest climates – nearest equator

SUBARCTICClimates closer to the North PoleCooler climates – mountains; temperatures

are lower the higher the elevation

TEMPERATEclimates between

tropical and subarctic climates with moderate temperatures. places near an

ocean have a milder climate

POLAR•The coldest climate•Further from the equator