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Weather and Climate

Explore the fascinating world of weather and climate with this educational resource. Learn about different atmospheric layers, temperature, humidity, and more. Discover how air pressure affects our ears and why warm air rises. Dive into the concepts of local winds, sea breezes, land breezes, and prevailing winds. Get ready to be amazed by the wonders of weather and climate!

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Weather and Climate

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  1. Part 1 Day 1 Exciting slide huh? Weather and Climate

  2. Weather: The condition of the atmosphere, or the air that surrounds the Earth, at a certain place and time. Weather @ BrainPop Weather and Climate

  3. Atmosphere: The air that surrounds the Earth. Atmosphere @ BrainPop Weather and Climate

  4. Troposphere: The layer closest to the Earth. Weather and Climate

  5. The Layersof the Atmosphere

  6. Temperature: The measure of how hot or cold something is. Temperature @ BrainPop Weather and Climate

  7. Humidity: A measure of how much moisture is in the air. Water Vapor: Water in the form of a gas. Humidity @ BrainPop Weather and Climate

  8. Q: How does the air feel on a hot humid day? Why? A: On a hot, humid day, the air feels damp and sticky because it contains so much moisture. Weather and Climate

  9. Absolute Humidity: How much water is actually in the air. Relative Humidity: The relative humidity tells how much water the air is holding compared to how much it could hold at a certain temperature. Bonus Definitions:

  10. Air Pressure: The weight of the air around Earth pressing down on Earth's surface. How Does Air Pressure Cause Ear Popping? “The main cause of air pressure-related ear popping is an imbalance between the pressure within the ear and the pressure outside of the ear. Anytime there is a huge disparity between the two air pressures, the tympanic membrane, or eardrum, expands or contracts in an effort to help equalize the pressures. This contraction or expansion causes a popping or crackling sound in the ears.” From ehow.com Weather and Climate

  11. Q: Does cold or warm air have more air pressure? Why? A: Cold air tends to have higher air pressure than warm air because it weighs more. Have you ever heard that Warm Air rises? Weather and Climate

  12. Local Wind: Affects weather in only a small region. Weather and Climate

  13. Sea Breeze: Warmer air over the land is pushed up by cooler air moving in from over the water. Land Breeze: Warmer air over the water is pushed up by cooler air moving out from over the land. Wind @ BrainPop Weather and Climate

  14. Prevailing Winds: A pattern of moving air over large parts of Earth. Bonus: Prevailing Winds (global winds) are caused by the uneven heating of large areas of Earth's surface caused by Earth's rotation, or spin. Prevailing Winds blow from the same general direction. In the United States winds called the Prevailing Westerlies blow from west to east. Weather and Climate

  15. A: Sea breeze B: Land breeze Weather and Climate

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