Geography (Chapter 4)

Question 1

What is weather?

Answer 1

Weather is the condition of the air over a short period of time.

Question 2

What is climate?

Answer 2

Climate is the average weather conditions over many years.

Question 3

Name 6 elements of weather and explain them.

Answer 3

Air temperature
+Measures heat in air
+celsius degrees of ferenheight

Wind direction+Wind speed
+(N,E,S,W)
+measures the movement of air (m/s)

Air pressure
+Measures weight of air(hectopascal, hPa)

Precipitation
+Measures the amount of water from the sky in the form of rain, snow, etc. (mm)

Relative humidity
+Measures the amount of the moisture in the air(%)

Sunshine duration
+Measures the total amount of time that a place can receive sunshine(hour)