Weather

What is Weather?
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1. Define weather is the condishion an area at an spicific time or place. 2. What four factors affect weather: Sun, air, water, the earths movment.

Weather vs Climate
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3. What is the difference between climate and weather? Climate is the place's weather history and weather is what is happining that exact day.

Air Pressure
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 * || ==== **High Pressure** ==== || ====** Low Pressure **==== ||
 * Air movement (up or down) || ​ ​Up || down ||
 * Temperature of air || ​ hot || . cold ||
 * Wind movement at ground || ​ right || left ||
 * Expected weather || goood || bad ||


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** Measuring the Weather **
|| **Developing Skills of Inquiry, Design and Communication** - design, construct, and test a variety of weather instruments - use appropriate vocabulary, including correct science and technology terminology, in describing their investigations and observations ||

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 * The following web site describes some of the instruments meteorologists use to collect data about the weather. **

Use the information to complete the chart. The source of this information is American so you may have to determine the equivalent metric unit to record in the chart.

Barometer || air pressure || millabars ||
 * **Instrument Name** || **What It Measures** || **Unit of Measurement** ||
 * thermomiter || Celcies and farenhight || ​ tempiture ||
 * rain gouge || rainfall || Milimeters ||
 * ​cambell stoker recorter || sunshine || hours ||
 * ​ wind vain || wind direction || nourth south east west ||
 * hygrometer || humididy || Celcies anad farenhight ||
 * doppler radar || weather || pictures ||
 * || == Weather Wise ==

** Clouds **
|| **Understanding Basic Concepts** - explain the formation of clouds and the effects of different cloud formations on weather and climate ||


 * Use this web site to answer the following questions. **
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1. What are clouds? Clouds are water and ice particals flouting in the air. 2. Explain how clouds form. ** Clouds form when air cools below its saturation point and causes water vapor to condense into tiny water droplets. ** 3. What are the 3 "families" of clouds and what do their Latin names mean? ** Cirrus means 'curl of hair', cumulus means 'heap', and stratus means 'layer'. ** 4. Follow the links to learn about each type of cloud and then complete the table on the next page. To help you identify clouds, download, print and construct the following "Cloud Key". [] After completing the chart, you could try a Cloud Quiz at; [] 
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**Forecasting**
|| **Understanding Basic Concepts** -recognize large-scale and local weather systems - predict local weather patterns using data from their own observations of weather and from weather reports - identify patterns in air movement ||

The following questions and organizers will help you keep track of the crucial information you’ll need.
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Cloud Forecasting

 * **Cloud Type** || **Description** || **Possible Weather** ||
 * cirrus || looks like wisps of air || rain ||
 * altocumulus || thin sheets of waves || rain or snow ||
 * nimbostratus || spread out || rainstorm ||
 * cumulus || puffy || clear or rain ||
 * cumulonimbus || puffy || rain snow hail or thunder storms ||

Wind Forecasting
What can make the above predictions inaccurate?
 * **Wind Direction** || **Possible Weather** ||
 * North ||  ||
 * South ||  ||
 * East ||  ||
 * West ||  ||

Senses Forecasting
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**Warm and Cold Fronts **
|| **Understanding Basic Concepts** - explain the difference between warm and cold fronts and the factors that influence both of these systems - identify types of weather associated with each front || []

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Write the capital letter A or B at the end each sentence. A = Cold Front B = Warm Front 1. Cool air mass - warm air mass moves in.B 2. Warm air mass - cool air mass moves in.A 3. Brings gentle rains that may last for hours or days.B 4. Strong winds are formed followed by heavy rain, crashing thunder, and flashing lightning.A 5. When the front passes, the temperature warms up and it becomes humid.B 6. When the front passes, the weather turns cooler.A 7. Farmer Brown prefers this type of front.B 8. Usually happens and is over with quickly.A

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