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WEATHER
#1 Define weather Describes the temperature of the air outside
#2 A person who studies the weather is called? METEROLOGIST
#3 What is a main component of weather? TEMPERATURE
#4 What makes it possible for people to prepare for weather before it strikes? Accurate Weather Forecast
#5 What tracks storms on the move? RADARS
CLIMATE
#1 Define Climate The temperature of a place over a long period of time
#2 What determines where you live? The Climate
#3 WHAT MEASURES TEMPERATURE? THERMOMETER
#4 How many climate zones does the Earth have? 6 Climae Zone
#5 What is one thing that weather and climate have in common? Both deals with temperature
WEATHER AND CLIMATE TERMS
#1 Pieces of information are called? Data
#2 The amount of water vapor in the air is called? Humidity
#3 What is the term for how hot or cold something is? Temperature
#4 This term shows an increasing number of events Trend
#5 A rule or pattern based on limited proof is called? Generalization
DID YOU KNOW?
#1 Usual or average refers to the term Typical
#2 The average weather condition of a region year after year is called? Climate
#3 Rain, sleet, snow, or hail, that falls from the clouds in the sky is called? Precepitation
#4 This term describes the temperature of the air outside, such as temperature, cloud coverage, wind speed, and rainfall. Weather
#5 This depends on what you wear Weather
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Final Question
What is the difference between weather and climate? Weather is on a daily basis; the temperature that is occurring outside now. Climate is the temperature over a period of time.