Weather and Climate
What's the difference?
The average, long-range weather--or state of the atmosphere--of any place is known as climate. Descriptions of climate include such weather elements as temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind, cloudiness, and snow cover. The study of climate is known as climatology.
. Weather is defined as the momentary, day-to-day state of the atmosphere over any place on the Earth's surface. Climate, on the other hand, refers to weather averaged over a long period. The basic atmospheric conditions that make up the weather include precipitation, humidity, temperature, pressure, cloudiness, and wind.
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This page provides you with some links to weather and climate related sites for data from around the world.

Weather                             

    Cnn weather                                                                                                             
      The Weather Channel

  Climate  
  Bill Nye explores atmosphere.  The atmosphere is the thin layer of air that surrounds the Earth.  The atmosphere protects the Earth and keeps it warm and wet.

               Bill Nye explores climate.   Climates are how warm and wet places are.   Different parts of        the world have different climates.   Climates determine which plants and animals live in different places.
Investigate and do the activity on Bill Nye's page !
 

Tracking El Nino?    - What is El Nino, and how is it affecting the weather.  Check out the resources below for more information on weather and climate.
 

Teacher resources - links to lessons on weather and climate
   Weather Underground - Forecast, images, k-12 lessons
 
 

 

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