Science and Technology in the EnvironmentWeather and Climate

Weather and Climate17.01 – Define terms related to weather and climate.

General Terms• Weather

• Climate

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Altitude

• Precipitation

• Thermometers

• Temperature

• Humidity

• Dew Point

• Rain

• Sleet

• Hail

• Relative Humidity

• Atmospheric Pressure

• Weather front

• Cloud

• Fog

Terms Defined• Weather

• The current condition of the atmosphere, including temperature, wind, moisture, and atmospheric pressure

• Climate• The weather that prevails generally • The temperature, wind and moisture that generally are in an

area• An average of all the weather conditions in a location

• Weather and climate go together

• The kind of weather a location has determines its climate.

• Latitude • The imaginary lines that run east and west on the earth, parallel

with the equator

• Longitude• The imaginary lines drawn north and south on maps

• Altitude• The point on the elevation of land, which lies above sea level

• Precipitation• Any form of moisture that falls to the earth

• Thermometers• Devices used to measure temperature

• Temperature• A measure of the amount of heat in something

• Humidity • Amount of water in the air

• Dew point• The temperature of the air when dew begins to form

• Rain• Water that falls from the atmosphere in liquid forms as drops

• Sleet• Frozen raindrops

• Hail• Precipitation as large lumps or balls of ice

• Relative humidity • A comparison of the amount of moisture in the air with the ability of

the air to hold moisture

• Atmospheric Pressure• Pressure exerted by the atmosphere at a certain location

• Weather front• The meeting of a warm air mass and a cold air mass

• Cloud• A visible aggregate of tiny water droplets or ice crystals in the

atmosphere

• Fog• A cloud with its base at, or near, the found

Weather and Climate17.02 – Relate weather information as to the affects on the environment, natural resources, and conservation

Effects of Weather

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