What Is Weather Forecasting?

What Is Weather Forecasting? book cover — LET’S FIND OUT WEATHER WHAT IS WEATHER FORECASTING LYNNAE D STEINBERG

What Is Weather Forecasting? — page 1 — WHAT SHOULD I WEAR TODAY The weather on Earth is always changing Some patterns like our seasons are predictable They come and go at the same times each year Other patterns and events change often Meteorology is a ﬁeld of science that studies the changes in weather on a day-to-day basis in a speciﬁc place Scientists who study meteorology are called meteorologists Here a meteorologist uses a special symbol on a map to show the path a storm might take This helps warn people about the storm 4

What Is Weather Forecasting? — page 2 — Using past history patterns and various measurement tools meteorologists can tell whether it will rain or snow and whether it will be warm or cold These scientists are able to tell people what the weather will be like anywhere in the world This is called forecasting Climatology is the study of climate Climate is the average weather conditions of a particular place or region over a period of years Climatologists observe and study weather patterns on Earth over a long period of time Weather forecasters use maps to help people understand upcoming weather conditions for the days and weeks ahead In what ways are weather and climate different How are they the same COMPARE AND CONTRAST 5

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