WEATHER

What is Weather?
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1.**Define weather** Weather is the day to day conditions ata particuar time and place

2. **What four factors affect weather** The four factors affect weather is air ,sun,waterand earths movment

Weather vs Climate
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3. **What is the difference between climate and weather?** The difference's between climate and weather is clime it is what people think is going to happen. Weather is what is going to happen.

Air Pressure
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 * || ==== **High Pressure** ==== || ====** Low Pressure **==== ||
 * Air movement (up or down) || .
 * Temperature of air || .up || .down ||
 * Wind movement at ground || .
 * Expected weather || . || . ||
 * == Weather Wise ==

** Clouds **
|| **Understanding Basic Concepts** - explain the formation of clouds and the effects of different cloud formations on weather and climate ||


 * Use this web site to answer the following questions. **
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1. What are clouds? 2. Explain how clouds form. 3. What are the 3 "families" of clouds and what do their Latin names mean? 4. Follow the links to learn about each type of cloud and then complete the table on the next page. To help you identify clouds, download, print and construct the following "Cloud Key". [] After completing the chart, you could try a Cloud Quiz at; []


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**Forecasting**
|| **Understanding Basic Concepts** -recognize large-scale and local weather systems - predict local weather patterns using data from their own observations of weather and from weather reports - identify patterns in air movement ||

The following questions and organizers will help you keep track of the crucial information you’ll need.
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Cloud Forecasting

 * **Cloud Type** ||  || **Description** ||   || **Possible Weather** ||


 * cirrus ||  ||   ||   ||   ||


 * altocumulus ||  ||   ||   ||   ||


 * nimbostratus ||  ||   ||   ||   ||


 * cumulus ||  ||   ||   ||   ||


 * cumulonimbus ||  ||   ||   ||   ||

Wind Forecasting

 * **Wind Direction** ||  || **Possible Weather** ||


 * North ||  ||   ||


 * South ||  ||   ||


 * East ||  ||   ||


 * West ||  ||   ||

What can make the above predictions inaccurate?

Senses Forecasting
What might you hear that can help you forecast the weather?