Weather+and+Climate

Weather and Climate The Atmosphere
 * How do clouds form?
 * What causes precipitation?
 * What is air pressure, and what causes winds?
 * How does Earth’s rotation affect global wind and pressure patterns?
 * What are air masses? How and where do they originate?

Heat Transfer

Oceans

Weather Variables
 * What instruments are used to predict the weather?

Weather Systems and Forecasting
 * How do weather systems develop?
 * How do fronts and pressure systems affect weather patterns?What atmospheric conditions cause thunderstorms and tornadoes?
 * How do meteorologists predict weather? Explain the tools they use.

Weather Hazards
 * How do scientists define hurricanes? …and winter storms?

Climate types
 * What are the characteristics of some of earth’s climates?

Climate Factors
 * What is climate, and what factors affect it?
 * What causes climate change?
 * What factors affect the storage and movement of water in the ground?
 * What measures can be taken to conserve and protect groundwater supplies?