comparing climate vs. weather. climate change video #1: climate change video #2:

Comparing Climate

vs. Weather

Climate Change Video #1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MY-i_kdwe0

Climate Change Video #2: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/science/earth-sci/climate-weather-sci.html

What is Weather?

Weather is the conditions of the atmospherefor a specific place at a specific time

The atmosphere is the layer of

gases that surrounds the Earth

The atmosphere causes the changes in:

The clouds

The warmth of the Air

The moisture

The wind

What is Weather?

• Weather describes the current conditions:

It is sunny today

It is windy outside

It is humid

It is cold

What is Climate?

patterns of weather conditions

within a large region

over a long period of time

Climate describes:

Decades Centuries, or even longer

Weather changes over a SHORT period

Climate changes over a LONG period

Things that cause climate

• Amount of Sunlight

•Mountains/Valleys

•Bodies of Water

•Atmosphere

•Configuration of Land Masses

Climate Data

Vegetation data

Climate or Weather?Description Climate or Weather?

It is always warm near the equatorIt is rainy outside today

Las Vegas is a Desert

The Rainforest is a very wet areaWe are supposed to have cloud cover over the Oakville area tomorrow

climate

weather

climate

climate

weather

Climate or Weather?Description Climate or Weather?

We get snow every November to MarchIt is going to snow tomorrow

It is supposed to be warm this weekendIt is very humid outside

It was very windy yesterday

climate

weather

weather

weather

weather

Climate or Weather?Description Climate or Weather?

We get warm weather every summer in CanadaIt is warm all year long in CaliforniaIt is only going to be sunny for an hour today, then it will rainThe tropical rainforests are very moist placesWe had record rainfall last week

climate

climate

weather

climate

weather

Climate has changed frequently throughout Earth’s past

Climate Change

Over the past decade, scientists have observed

an increase in mean

world-wide temperature

–Not all places are getting warmer

–Some places are actually getting cooler

•Climate change refers to:

–Changes in temperature

–Changes in precipitation

–Wind patterns

- Storm patterns

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/science/earth-sci/climate-weather-sci.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUiwtVSkUwQ