WEATHER

THE STATE OF TEXAS

• "IDENTIFY HOW GLOBAL PATTERNS OF ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENT INFLUENCES LOCAL WEATHER...
• "...BY USING WEATHER MAPS THAT SHOW HIGH AND LOW PRESSURE FRONTS."

Q: WHAT EXACTLY IS WEATHER?

1ST BRAIN DUMP:

• In 90 seconds...
• Write down as many words related to weather as you possibly can.
• Begin when teacher instructs.

Rain
Snow
Sunshine
Sleet
Hail
Clouds
Storms

CONDITION OF...

WEATHER:

• "Condition of the atmosphere at a short given period of time."
• Not to be confused with CLIMATE.

GLOBAL VS. LOCAL WEATHER

• Both related, but slightly different...

GLOBAL WEATHER:

• Opposite of LOCAL weather; stretches over thousands of kilometers
• Again, not to be confused with CLIMATE.

GLOBAL WEATHER

• OCEANIC ELEMENTS
• ATMOSPHERIC ELEMENTS

ATMOSPHERIC ELEMENTS

• Prevailing surface winds
• Jet streams
• Bands of high and low pressure

...AND OCEANIC ELEMENTS

• Surface currents
• Sea-surface temp

We already know that the weather can change very suddenly. For example...

12 NOON

THEN, ONE HOUR LATER...

1:00P.M.

THEN,

1:30P.M.

WHAT ABOUT CLIMATE??

CLIMATE:

• "ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS IN A GIVEN PLACE OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME."

2ND BRAIN DUMP

2ND BRAIN DUMP:

• IN TWO MINUTES, WRITE DOWN AS MANY THINGS THAT YOU BELIEVE THAT AFFECT THE WEATHER.

THINGS THAT AFFECT THE WEATHER:

• Temperature
• Air pressure
• Oceans
• The Sun
• Clouds
• Moisture
• Wind
• Geography
• Landscape

PUT IT ALL TOGETHER:

WRITE YOUR NAME & PERIOD. THEN,

• 1. Write down 3 things that you ALREADY KNEW.
• 2. Write down 3 things that you LEARNED.
• 3. Write down 3 things that you WOULD LIKE to learn next.

WEATHER