Super Simple Weather Projects: Science Activities for Future Meteorologists
4 WHAT ARE WEATHER AND CLIMATE Weather is the condition of the atmosphere at one time and place This includes temperature and wind speed Weather is also sunny cloudy or rainy Storms such as tornadoes blizzards and hurricanes are also part of the weather Storms are sometimes called extreme weather Other kinds of extreme weather include floods and droughts HURRICANE
LOUISIANA MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA GEORGIA ATLANTIC OCEAN FLORIDA GULF OF MEXICO FLOODED AREAS 5 SOME COASTAL AREAS THAT WOULD BE FLOODED IF THE SEA LEVEL ROSE 1 FOOT 0 3 M Climate is the average weather over many years Climate changes slowly It can take thousands of years for climate to change Earth's climate is currently changing It is slowly getting warmer Even small changes in Earth's temperature can have large effects Warmer temperatures melt ice This is harmful to animals such as polar bears Melting ice can also cause sea levels to rise This could flood islands and coastal cities POLAR BEAR MOTHER AND CUBS
CAUSES OF WEATHER 6 Weather is mainly caused by the sun The sun doesn't heat Earth evenly This is because of Earth's round shape Uneven heating causes different temperatures in different places Weather is also affected by air pressure and movement Uneven heating causes areas of different air pressures Clear skies are caused by high pressure Cloudy skies are caused by low pressure Air moves to even out the air pressure This is what causes wind SUN SHINING THROUGH CLOUDS
7 SPRING SUMMER FALL WINTER NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE Weather changes during seasons are caused by Earth's tilt and orbit Earth moves around the sun This takes 365 25 days As Earth moves different parts of the planet receive sunlight more directly The area tilted toward the sun has summer weather The area tilted away from the sun has winter weather EARTH'S MOVEMENT AROUND THE SUN
