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Weather and Climate

FOSS: Weather and Water

Investigation 9

Weather & Climate

Today’s Discussion• What is the difference between weather and

climate?

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Review: Weather• What is weather?

• How often can it change?

• Weather is the condition of the atmosphere at a given time in a given place, and can change very quickly, and very often!

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Climate• While a single location’s weather can change

very frequently, it is assigned to one climate region.

• Climate is the average weather condition over a long time (thirty years or longer).

• With your teammates, today you will discuss various climate regions around the world.

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Weather & Climate

Group Work: Climate Regions• You and your partner(s) will be assigned to

complete two worksheets on two different climate regions.

• Each group will then present their findings to the class, and we will compare and contrast different climate regions around the world.

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Climate Regions: Land Surfaces

Tropical Rain

ForestTaiga

Deciduous Forest

Grassland TundraPolar Ice

CapDesert

Location

Climate

Seasons

Temperature

Precipitation

Organisms

Issues

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Climate Regions: Oceans

Polar Ocean Temperate Ocean Tropical Ocean

Location

Temperature

Organisms

Issues

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City Latitude LongitudeAverage high Temperature

(°F) (January)

Average high Temperature (°F) (June)

Climate Region

Baghdad, Iraq 33° North 44° East 60° 106° Desert

Lima, Peru 12° South 77° West 78° 67° Desert

Phoenix, AZ USA

33° North 112° West 67° 104° Desert

Pittsburgh, PA USA

40° North 80° West 37° 80° Deciduous forest

Sydney, Australia

33° South 151° East 79° 62° Deciduous forest

Weather vs. Climate: Discussion

What is the difference between weather and climate?

Can cities have similar weather but different climates?

Can cities have different weather but similar climates?