WEATHER

WEATHER VS CLIMATE

• Weather is the state of the air at a specific time and place
• Climate is a region of the earth having specified climatic conditions
• Weather is day to day and climate is a measure of time

AIR PRESSURE

• Scientist use a barometer to measure air pressure
• Air masses being cooled causes high pressure
• Low pressure marks an area of rising air

HUMIDITY

• Humidity is atmospheric moisture
• It rains when the humidity in the air becomes too much for the air to hold.

AIR MASSES

• Air masses is a volume of air describe by temperature.
• There are 5 different air masses. Continental polar
• Continental arctic Continental tropic Maritime polar Maritime tropical

FRONTS

• A front is a boundary separating two masses of air of different densities
• A cold front is a boundary of an advancing cold air mass
• A warm front Boundary of an advancing warm air mass

SEVERE WEATHER

• Severe weather is a dangerous meteorological phenomena that can cause damage
• Examples are hurricanes, tornadoes, dust storms, and drought.