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 * ​ || == Weather Wise ==

** The Elements of Weather **
|| **Understanding Basic Concepts** - explain the difference between weather and climate and the factors that influence both of these systems - identify patterns in air movement - identify the effects of air pressure ||

What is Weather?
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1. Define weather. the condition of the atmosphere 2. What four factors affect weather water, sun, air and earths movement

Weather vs Climate
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3. What is the difference between climate and weather? climate is what you expect and weather is what you grt

Air Pressure
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 * || ==== **High Pressure** ==== || ====** Low Pressure **==== ||
 * Air movement (up or down) || f​up up || .ddddown
 * Temperature of air ||.
 * Wind movement at ground || .uphhotd
 * Expected weather ||.


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** Measuring the Weather **
|| **Developing Skills of Inquiry, Design and Communication** - design, construct, and test a variety of weather instruments - use appropriate vocabulary, including correct science and technology terminology, in describing their investigations and observations ||

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 * The following web site describes some of the instruments meteorologists use to collect data about the weather. **

Use the information to complete the chart. The source of this information is American so you may have to determine the equivalent metric unit to record in the chart.

barometer || ** What It Measures ** measure atmosphere presure || ** Unit of Measurement ** mm || thermometer || temuture || farinheit celsuis || rain gouge || the amount of rainfall ||. in || cambell stokes recorder || sunshine || farinheit celsuis || anemometer || wind speed || numbers || wind vane || wind derection || north south west east || hygrometer || temeture in hummididty || farinhuit celsuis ||
 * ** Instrument Name **
 * .r
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** 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?a colletion of little water droplets 2. Explain how clouds form. when air cools below its saturation piont and causes water vapor to condense into little water droplets 3. What are the 3 "families" of clouds and what do their Latin names mean? cirrus which means curl of hair comulus which means heap and status wich means layer 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
made of ice || rain or snow ||
 * **Cloud Type** || **Description** || **Possible Weather** ||
 * cirrus || high wispy ice cloud || good weather ||
 * altocumulus || blue and gray
 * nimbostratus ||  ||   ||
 * cumulus || fluffy || fair weather ||
 * cumulonimbus ||  ||   ||

Wind Forecasting
What can make the above Missing front matching
 * **Wind Direction** || **Possible Weather** ||
 * North ||  ||
 * South ||  ||
 * East ||  ||
 * West ||  ||