What does our daily weather include?

Temperature, Wind, Precipitation

What is Temperature?

The amount of heat in the atmosphere.

What kind of instrument do we use to measure temperatures?

Thermometer

What is Wind?

Moving Air

I move though the trees and you can feel me, but not see me. Some call me MOVING AIR others call me what?

WIND

What type of instrument do we use to measure wind speed?

(Remember Antenna on the car)

Anemometer

What other kinds of weather does wind bring?

Rain

Snow

Sleet

Hail

Storms

What can we use to measure how much precipitation falls?

Rain Gauge

What are the different kinds of precipitations?

(Hint- wind blows these in)

Rain

Snow

Sleet

Hail

How does precipitation fall from clouds?

Water droplets are to heavy then they fall.

How do clouds form?

Water vapor condenses (becomes small) in the Atmosphere.

Why does it rain?

How are ice crystals formed?

Rain droplets that freeze

Why does it snow?

Ice crystals are to heavy then they fall like rain but the Temperature has to be below freezing (32)

What is sleet?

A mixture of snow and rain

Whay does it sleet?

Just above freezing; some ice crystals will melt and become rain and some will remain frozen and fall as snow

What is hail?

Frozen raindrops

How does hail form and fall to the ground?

Comes from a storm cloud. Water droplets form Melt and Freeze over and over... This forms the ice!

What covers the Earth?

Atmosphere

What causes our weather?

Movement of the wind

I cause the weather, you can't see me, but you can feel me moving though your hair. What at I?

WIND

What is an air mass?

Big body of air - same temperture and humidy

What is humidity?

Amount of moisture in the air

I make you sweat on hot summer days because I carry moisture in my air. What am I?

Humidity