This site will help you learn
about weather. Click on any of the highlighted words to find out
more about that subject. It is based on a site created by Susan Polacheck-Teacher
in Cobb County Georgia.
"Weather is a great metaphor for life - sometimes it's good,
sometimes it's bad, and there's nothing much you can do about it
but carry an umbrella." Pepper Giardino
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What is
weather?
Weather is what happens outside. The air, or atmosphere, around
us behaves in different ways. It changes when it's hot or cold, and when it's
wet or dry. It acts differently when it's calm or stormy, and clear or cloudy.
The atmosphere reacts to everything from rain to sunshine. Snow is
weather. Thunder and lightning are weather, too. Sometimes the atmosphere
behaves violently, and sometimes it's peaceful and quiet. Either way, it's
weather. Additional information can be found at:
Weather Basics,
What is Weather?
How is Climate different from
Weather?
Climate is the average weather in a location over a
long period of time. A month without rain would be considered a dry climate. A
month with temperatures below freezing would be considered a cold climate.
Climate is useful for weather forecasting. It also helps deter- mine when the
best time would be for farmers to plant their crops. It could even be helpful
for you and your family to plan a vacation. Additional information can be found
at Weatherand Climate Basics ,
Climate
Weather forecasting is a
prediction of what the weather will be like in an
hour, tomorrow, or next week. The people who study
the weather and make forecasts are called
meteorologists. Meteorologists use special,
high-tech equipment to help them make their
forecasts. They use
symbols
to represent information on the
weather maps because there is little room for all of
the information they need to report.
Additional information can be found at
Weather Forecasting, How meteorologists forecast weather
Clouds
are made of small droplets of water or bits of ice
that are spread out from each other. Rain falls when
the drops get too big and heavy to stay in the
cloud. There are 3 major types of clouds... cumulus,
stratus, and cirrus.
More information can be found at
Enchanted Learning,
Cloud Types
Climate is the average weather in a location over a
long period of time. A month without rain would be considered a dry climate. A
month with temperatures below freezing would be considered a cold climate.
Climate is useful for weather forecasting. It also helps deter- mine when the
best time would be for farmers to plant their crops. It could even be helpful
for you and your family to plan a vacation. Additional information can be found
at
Weather forecasting is a
prediction of what the weather will be like in an
hour, tomorrow, or next week. The people who study
the weather and make forecasts are called
meteorologists. Meteorologists use special,
high-tech equipment to help them make their
forecasts. They use
