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Weather Climate
Year 8 Weather and climate Term 3
Term | Definition |
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Weather | How hot or cold the atmosphere is for a short period of time |
Climate | How hot or cold the atmosphere is for a long period of time |
Precipitation | Any liquid that falls from the sky |
Condensation | The change of the state of matter from the gas phase into the liquid phase |
Evapotranspiration | When water moves from the Earth’s surface into the atmosphere |
Evaporation | When water changes from a liquid to a water vapor |
Who measures weather? | Meteorologists |
Who measures climate? | Climatologists |
Instrument used to measure rainfall | Rain gauge |
Instrument used to measure wind speed | Anemometer |
Instrument used to measure air pressure | Barometer |
Instrument used to measure cloud cover | Meteorological instrumentation |
Instrument used to measure sunlight | Pyranometer |
5 factors that influence weather and climate | Temperature Pressure Moisture content Speed Direction in which its moves. |