Meteorology Weather vs Climate What is meteorology It

Meteorology Weather vs Climate

What is meteorology? It is the study of the atmosphere What is the atmosphere? What is the atmosphere composition?

Hydrologic cycle Where do puddles created by heavy rainfall go? What is hydrologic cycle? Which processes cause the water cycle?

Hydrologic cycle/water cycle

Hydrologic cycle/water cycle Evaporation (transpiration) Condensation precipitation

Weather What is weather? Is weather important in your life? What factors create weather?

Weather Heat energy Air pressure Winds moisture

Heat energy Weather changes when a new air mass moves over an area. What is an air mass?

Air Mass

Air pressure What is an air pressure? Changes in air pressure lead to changes in weather v. Falling air pressure=storming weather v. Rising air pressure=fair weather v. Steady air pressure=same weather

Air Pressure

Winds What is wind? Differences in air pressure cause wind Air moves from areas of high pressure to low pressure The greater the difference in air pressure, the faster the wind blows.

moisture Humidity is moisture in the air Humidity affects the air pressure

Climate What is climate? What factors affect the climate?

Latitude vs Elevation What is latitude? The higher the latitude, the lower the temperature What is elevation? Temperature decreases as elevation increases

Topography The shape of the land can affect the amount of precipitation an area receives.

Global winds Winds that blow onto land from a warm sea carry warm air and moisture over the land.

Distance from water The water helps to keep air temperatures from changing a lot over land that is near the ocean

Ocean currents They affect the temperature of land masses they pass by Cold ocean currents have cooling effect on nearby land while warm currents make nearby land warmer.

El Nino An unusual warming of ocean water off the coast of Peru that takes place every few years.