2. What is weather?
• The weather is just the state of the
atmosphere at any time, including things such
as temperature, precipitation, air pressure and
cloud cover.
• Daily changes in the weather are due to winds
and storms.
• Seasonal changes are due to the Earth
revolving around the sun.
3. What is climate?
• Climate is the average weather usually taken
over a 30-year time period for a particular
region and time period.
• Climate is not the same as weather, but
rather, it is the average pattern of weather for
a particular region.
• Weather describes the short-term state of the
atmosphere.
4. Buzz words!
• Atmosphere - The atmosphere covers the Earth. It is a thin layer of mixed
gases which make up the air we breathe. This thin layer also helps the
Earth from becoming too hot or too cold.
• Temperature – How hot or cold the atmosphere is at any given point.
Measured in degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit.
• Precipitation – Any form of water falling from the sky, for example
water, snow, sheath and hail.
• Air pressure – The force per unit area exerted on a surface by the weight
of air above that surface in the atmosphere of Earth.
• Cloud cover – The percentage or fraction of the sky that is covered by
clouds
• Seasons - A season is a subdivision of the year, marked by changes in
weather, ecology, and hours of daylight.
5. The weather today
• What is today’s weather like?
• What season are we in?
• What is the temperature today?
7. Is the weather the same in Sydney as
the weather in Alice Springs?
8. What do you want to learn about the
weather?
• Fill out one of the surveys at the front of the
classroom and return it to Mr Williams by the
end of the lesson.
