The document discusses the differences between weather and climate, defining weather as the short-term atmospheric conditions of an area including temperature, wind, precipitation, and other factors, while climate describes the average weather conditions over a longer period of time. It provides examples of various weather phenomena like fog, hurricanes, and snow and classifies them as either weather or climate. The document also describes how different instruments like thermometers, barometers, and wind vanes are used to measure and record weather data.
The document discusses the differences between weather and climate, defining weather as the short-term atmospheric conditions of an area including temperature, wind, precipitation, and other factors, while climate describes the average weather conditions over a longer period of time. It provides examples of various weather phenomena like fog, hurricanes, and snow and classifies them as either weather or climate. The document also describes how different instruments like thermometers, barometers, and wind vanes are used to measure and record weather data.
The document discusses the differences between weather and climate, defining weather as the short-term atmospheric conditions of an area including temperature, wind, precipitation, and other factors, while climate describes the average weather conditions over a longer period of time. It provides examples of various weather phenomena like fog, hurricanes, and snow and classifies them as either weather or climate. The document also describes how different instruments like thermometers, barometers, and wind vanes are used to measure and record weather data.
The document discusses the differences between weather and climate, defining weather as the short-term atmospheric conditions of an area including temperature, wind, precipitation, and other factors, while climate describes the average weather conditions over a longer period of time. It provides examples of various weather phenomena like fog, hurricanes, and snow and classifies them as either weather or climate. The document also describes how different instruments like thermometers, barometers, and wind vanes are used to measure and record weather data.
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Title: What is weather
Learning Objective Learn what the definition of weather is and how it can affect human activity.
Starter: Write your own definition of
the weather using the following words to help you “The weather is……”
atmosphere conditions daily
clouds temperature elements precipitation wind five humidity Challenge: Use the image to help - What is the weather like today? What is the weather? The weather is the day to day conditions of the atmosphere. https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/0/2633521
It includes 5 elements:
Temperature Precipitation
Wind Cloud cover Humidity
Weather and Climate: What’s the Difference?
Weather: Is the state of the atmosphere around us.
Weather can be very localised and can change from hour to hour, and from day to day. Examples include...
Climate: Is the average weather in a place. It tells you
what the weather is usually like by measuring the weather of a long period (usually 30 years) and calculating an average. Examples include... Task: Create two lists in your book, list which of the following are WEATHER or CLIMATE
Fog Hurricane Mediterranean Cloud
Challenge: Give the name of a job i.e. pilot.
A)How does this
job depend on Polar Mountain Lightning Tropical the weather?
B)What problems may extreme weather cause?
Snow Desert Arid Sunshine
d o you ccu rate er stone a th How his wea ng the kt i bi thin at descr er? is th wea Someone who studies the weather is called a meteorologist Task • On each slide you need to make detailed notes on how weather is recorded for your end of topic exam. • There are five. Sunshine recorder
• This instrument measure the hours of sunlight over a 24 hour
period. • The lens magnifies direct rays from the sun burning recording card behind the lens. Cloud cover results in no burning of the card. • The total length of burnt marks reveals the total amount of sunlight at a given location. Rain gauge
Wide opening to catch
precipitation
Scale in mm Point stuck in the ground
• Rainfall is measured with a rain gauge.
• This is a wide cup about 20cm wide and 50cm high that collects direct precipitation (rain, snow or hail). • It must be placed in an open space away from trees and buildings to allow direct precipitation to be captured and avoid indirect extra precipitation (runoff from roofs or plants). • It should not be placed on concrete to avoid indirect rainfall from splashing. • The point is pushed in the ground to prevent the gauge falling over. It is left over a 24 hour period. Precipitation is measured in mm using the scale on the side. Wind vane Wind is blowing from the east
Wind is blowing from the south
• A wind vane measures wind direction using
compass points as units of direction. Once north is known, a wind vane can be fixed on top of a tall building, or by hand in an open space. • When the wind blows it catches the arrow which swings so that it points in the direction from which the wind has blown from. • The most frequently occurring wind in an areas is known as the prevailing wind. Thermometer
Scale
Bulb • Temperature of the air can be measured using a thermometer • As the air warms the liquid-in-glass in the bulb expands and rises up a capillary tube. • Temperature is measured from a scale in either o Celsius or oFahrenheit. • Thermometers are not left in direct sunlight as the heat of sun may warm up the glass or plastic giving a false reading of the air temperature. Rotating Anemometer Cups rotate shaft, lifts up and the speed the faster the of the of the cups spin wind is read off the scale on the shaft
As the shaft lifts so does • An anemometer measures the speed in which air movesthis bar over the ground. • The cups of the anemometer are attached to the top of a rotating shaft, they catch the movement of air and rotate. • The speed at which the rotating shaft spins is measured and displayed as km/hr. • Should be held in an open area or fixed well above the ground where there are no obstructions which would shelter it from the wind and affect the accuracy of the measurement. Barometer
• A barometer is a weather instrument that measures atmospheric
pressure - the weight of the air at the surface of the earth. • A barometer is a tube is filled with mercury. • The weight of the air pressing down on the reservoir forces mercury up the tube. • Air pressure is read off a scale or dial at the top of the column • Units of measurement are millibars (mb) Plenary task Now use what you have learnt today to write a paragraphs to explain the difference between weather and climate, and how the weather can affect people
Weather is…. Climate is…. The weather can affect
people in many ways. For example, when it is really hot…… Snow strong wind heat stroke sun burn
dehydration rain storm lightning dangerous
Damage houses injuries clothing drought
plants/crops flooding skiing cars roads
Air-conditioning radiators money electricity
1. SNOW/ COLD
WEATHER
Dangerous roads Cars get stuck 2. LIGHTNING
WEATHER
Dangerous Damage to buildings Injuries 3. STORMS/WIND
WEATHER
Dangerous Debris thrown around Death/injury Damage to houses TEMPERATURE/HEAT 4. WEATHER
Book holidays to hot locations
People make money 5. Dry conditions, drought
CLIMATE
E.G. Plants/crops die
6.
High temperatures
WEATHER
Heat stroke Heat rash Sunburn Dehydration 7. Heavy Precipitation
