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Comparing Climate
vs. Weather
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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
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What is Weather?
Weather is the conditions of the atmospherefor a specific place at a specific time
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The atmosphere is the layer of
gases that surrounds the Earth
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The atmosphere causes the changes in:
The clouds
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The warmth of the Air
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The moisture
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The wind
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What is Weather?
• Weather describes the current conditions:
It is sunny today
It is windy outside
It is humid
It is cold
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What is Climate?
patterns of weather conditions
within a large region
over a long period of time
Climate describes:
Decades Centuries, or even longer
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Weather changes over a SHORT period
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Climate changes over a LONG period
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Things that cause climate
• Amount of Sunlight
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•Mountains/Valleys
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•Bodies of Water
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•Atmosphere
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•Configuration of Land Masses
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Climate Data
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Vegetation data
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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
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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
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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
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Climate has changed frequently throughout Earth’s past
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Climate Change
Over the past decade, scientists have observed
an increase in mean
world-wide temperature
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–Not all places are getting warmer
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–Some places are actually getting cooler
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•Climate change refers to:
–Changes in temperature
–Changes in precipitation
–Wind patterns
- Storm patterns
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http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/science/earth-sci/climate-weather-sci.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUiwtVSkUwQ