Weather

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 * ==Weather Wise ==

** The Elements of Weather **
|| **Understanding Basic Concepts** - explain the difference between weather and climate and the factors that influence both of these systems - identify patterns in air movement - identify the effects of air pressure ||

What is Weather?
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1. Define weather. Weather is the condition of the atmosphere at a time and a place. 2. What four factors affect weather 1. The Air 2. The Sun 3. Water 4. The earths movvement.

Weather vs Climate
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3. What is the difference between climate and weather? Climate is what you may expect, but Weather is what you get.

Air Pressure
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 * || ==== **High Pressure** ==== || ====** Low Pressure **==== ||
 * Air movement (up or down) || . Down || Up ||
 * Temperature of air || ​ Warm || Chilly or Cool ||
 * Wind movement at ground || ​ A cool breeze || Windy, wet or snowy ||
 * Expected weather || ​ Good and Sunny || Bad and Rain, Snow,


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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.

and west || Recorder || sunshine || light || humidity || degrees || celcies || degrees ||
 * ** Instrument Name ** || ** What It Measures ** || ** Unit of Measurement ** ||
 * Anemometor​ || wind speed || mph ||
 * Wind vane || wind direction || north, south, east
 * ​Cambell stoke
 * Hygromometor || temp. and
 * Rain gauge || amount of rain || milimeters ||
 * thermometor || farenheit and
 * Barometor || atmospere || milibars ||
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** 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? Billions of water and ice particles bunched together. 2. Explain how clouds form. Water vapor evaporates and bunches together in the sky where it is really cold. 3. What are the 3 "families" of clouds and what do their Latin names mean? cirrus, cumulus, and stratus 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
Stretched || Rain || cotton balls || rain ||
 * **Cloud Type** || **Description** || **Possible Weather** ||
 * cirrus || Thin Wispy || Breezy and sunny ||
 * altocumulus || Cloud Blobs || Rain or Snow ||
 * nimbostratus || Gray and
 * cumulus || Puffy look like
 * cumulonimbus || VERY PUFFY || RainStorms ||

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

Senses Forecasting
What might you hear that can help you forecast the weather? none


 * == Weather Wise ==

**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. A 2. Warm air mass - cool air mass moves in. B 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.B 7. Farmer Brown prefers this type of front. B 8. Usually happens and is over with quickly B