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    Weather is defined as the short-term atmospheric conditions including temperature, wind, and precipitation. Climate is the average weather conditions over many years. High pressure systems bring clear skies from sinking cold air that warms, while low pressure systems occur from rising air and cause clouds, rain, and strong winds. Clouds form when warm moist air rises and cools. Different cloud types depend on height and water content. Wind results from uneven heating of the Earth's surface by the sun. Thunderstorms contain gusty winds, heavy rain, hail, and can spawn tornadoes. Lightning forms from a buildup of charges within storm clouds. The atmosphere layers include the troposphere where weather occurs, the stratosphere containing the

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    Weather is defined as the short-term atmospheric conditions including temperature, wind, and precipitation. Climate is the average weather conditions over many years. High pressure systems bring clear skies from sinking cold air that warms, while low pressure systems occur from rising air and cause clouds, rain, and strong winds. Clouds form when warm moist air rises and cools. Different cloud types depend on height and water content. Wind results from uneven heating of the Earth's surface by the sun. Thunderstorms contain gusty winds, heavy rain, hail, and can spawn tornadoes. Lightning forms from a buildup of charges within storm clouds. The atmosphere layers include the troposphere where weather occurs, the stratosphere containing the

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    Weather is defined as the short-term atmospheric conditions including temperature, wind, and precipitation. Climate is the average weather conditions over many years. High pressure systems bring clear skies from sinking cold air that warms, while low pressure systems occur from rising air and cause clouds, rain, and strong winds. Clouds form when warm moist air rises and cools. Different cloud types depend on height and water content. Wind results from uneven heating of the Earth's surface by the sun. Thunderstorms contain gusty winds, heavy rain, hail, and can spawn tornadoes. Lightning forms from a buildup of charges within storm clouds. The atmosphere layers include the troposphere where weather occurs, the stratosphere containing the

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    Weather & Climate

    Weather & Climate


    Definitions
    Weather- the state of the atmosphere
    with respect to heat or cold, wetness or
    dryness, calm or storm, clearness or
    cloudiness.
    Climate the average course or
    condition of the weather at a place usually
    over a period of years as exhibited by
    temperature, wind velocity, and
    precipitation

    High Pressure
    Higher pressure than what is
    normal for that altitude.
    What do you notice about the air in
    this region?
    Brings clear skies and fair weather.
    The sinking cold air warms as it does so
    and becomes stable.
    Picture taken from:
    http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Atmosphere/high_pressure.html

    Low Pressure
    A low pressure region (depression
    or cyclone) is caused by rising air.
    Clouds, rain, and very strong winds
    occur.
    Why do you think that is?

    Picture taken from:


    http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Atmosphere/low_pressure.html

    Creating a Cloud
    Watch the cloud demonstration:
    What were the key ingredients in
    creating
    the cloud?
    How is this representative of what
    might take place in the atmosphere?

    Cloud Types

    Picture taken from:


    http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cloud_types.jpg

    Temperature & Humidity


    Temperature - Air higher in pressure is
    usually cooler air and air lower in pressure is
    usually warmer air.
    What happens when the two meet?
    Humidity - How much water is in the air
    over how much water could fit in the air
    (right before the water begins to condense
    out of the air).
    Dew point - Temperature at which the
    moisture saturates the air is the dew point.

    Wind
    Caused by the earths surface
    being heated unevenly by the sun.
    Why would the earths surface heat
    unevenly?
    How do you think this causes the wind?

    Picture taken from:


    http://www.disc.wisc.edu/pubs/Newsletters/feb03news.html

    Thunderstorms
    What type of cloud causes these?
    Consists of gusty winds, heavy rain and
    hail.
    Can result in a tornado

    Picture taken from:


    http://www.fairfield.k12.ct.us/Rogerludlowe/
    crogerludlowe03/webquests/Weather/
    thunderstorm.jpg

    Lightning
    What did you observe in all the
    lightning demonstrations? How does
    this suggest lightning occurs?
    Interesting Fact: More people are
    killed by lightning per year than
    in tornadoes!!!
    Picture taken from:
    http://hibp.ecse.rpi.edu/~connor/education/Surge/
    images/lightning.jpg

    Atmosphere

    Troposphere - Most of the weather


    occurs.
    Stratosphere - 19% of the atmospheres
    gases are here; ozone layer is here
    Mesosphere - Most meteorites burn up
    here.
    Thermosphere - High energy rays from
    the sun are absorbed; hottest layer.
    Exosphere - Molecules from atmosphere
    escape into space; satellites orbit here.

    Picture taken from:


    http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/
    Atmosphere/layers_activity_print.html

    Greenhouse Gases
    Greenhouse gases - carbon dioxide,
    methane, water vapor, nitrous oxide, and
    fluorocarbons.
    Are they all bad? We will find out through
    the lab.
    Retain the heat through a process called
    the Greenhouse effect.
    Picture taken from:
    http://mikeytherhino.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/
    greenhouse_gases.jpg

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