Weather and climate

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1. WEATHER AND CLIMATE MADE BY JORGE 5ºB

2. WEATHER WEATHER and CLIMATE are two different things : WEATHER : Refers to the atmospheric conditions in a specific area and time. CLIMATE : Refers to the typical weather in a region for a long period of time.

3. THE ELEMENTS OF WEATHER ARE 5 ELEMENTS OF WEATHER : WIND : Its the movement of air in the atmosphere . We measure it with the WEATHER VANE and ANEMOMETER.

4. THE ELEMENTS OF WEATHER. ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS : Its the weight of air the atmosphere . We measure it with the barometer in millibars . TEMPERATURE : This is how hot or cold the air is . We measure it with TERMOMETERS in degrees .

5. THE ELEMENTS OF WEATHER PRECIPITATION : Its the water that falls from clouds . We measure it with a RAIN GAUGE. HUMIDITY : Its the amount of water vapour in air. We measure it with the HYGROMETER.

6. CLIMATE CLIMATIC FACTORS : To study climate , scientist study precipitation and temperature of an area for a period of 30 years . The information for each year is put in a CLIMATE GRAPH.

7. LATITUDE AND ALTITUDE LATITUDE : The sun´s rays are stronger at the Equator . That´s why equatorial regions are warmer than polar regions . ALTITUDE : The higher a place is above the sea level , the colder is . That is why it is colder on the mountains that in coast . LATITUDE. ALTITUDE.

8. DISTANCE FROM SEA The sea water heats up and cools down more slowly than land .

9. CLIMATE ZONES ARE 3 CLIMATE ZONES : POLAR ZONES : They are near the poles and in the mountains . They have low temperatures all year round . The little precipitations they gets is in the form of snow . TROPICAL ZONES : They are near the equator . T hey all have high temperatures , but different precipitacion .

10. CLIMATE ZONES TEMPERATE ZONES : There are two of them on either side of the tropical zone . Their temperatures are between 0ºC and 20ºC, depending on whether it is winter or summer .

11. CLIMATE CHANGE GLOBAL WARMING : In the last few decades , human activities have increased the amoust of heat – trapping gases. This cause the atmosphere to store ( keep ) more heat than usual, raising earth´s temperatures . Its call GREEN HOUSE EFFECT.

12. CONSEQUENCES OF GLOBAL WARMING 1 The warming of the earth´s poles makes the ice melt , which raises the level of our oceans . The highest sea level will flood our coasts . 2 Rising temperatures create drought and desertification . Plants and animals will not adapt and it will die out .

13. SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE POSIBLES SOLUTIONS : No deforestation , plant more trees and plants , no contamination and do recycling , if you finish with electricity , you turns off the tv or the light.

14. THE END Thanks for watching By jorge lr 5ºb