Weather



Forked lightning happens when a second lightning stroke doesn't follow the same path as the first.
Courtesy of D. Robinson

Anyone can tell the weather by looking out a window. It is the state of the atmosphere at a certain time. Climate, on the other hand, is the average weather over many years.

Weather changes with the season because of the Earth's tilt when it revolves around the Sun.

Some things that affect what kind of weather you're having today are temperature,, pressure, precipitation, fronts, clouds, and wind. Other more serious weather conditions are hurricanes, tornadoes, and thunderstorms.



Sun's Effect on Earth
Sun's Effect on Earth's Weather
Solar Cycle Variations and Effect on Earth's Climate
Weather Crossword Puzzle
Albedo
Introduction to Climate content and activities from Project LEARN
NSF News: Finding Answers in the Clouds

NSF News: Can Dying Trees Change Weather and Climate?

NSF News: Scientists Study Hurricanes of the Future

Storms Shaped the Himalayan Mountains

Weather



Forked lightning happens when a second lightning stroke doesn't follow the same path as the first.
Courtesy of D. Robinson

Weather is the state of the atmosphere at any given time and place. Most weather takes place in the lower layer of the atmosphere. Weather occurs because our atmosphere is in constant motion.

Some determining factors of weather are temperature,, pressure, precipitation, fronts, clouds, and wind. Other more severe weather conditions are hurricanes, tornadoes, and thunderstorms.

Weather changes every season because of the Earth's tilt when it revolves around the sun.

Meteorology is the study of weather, and meteorologists are scientists who study and predict weather.



Sun's Effect on Earth
Sun's Effect on Earth's Weather
Solar Cycle Variations and Effect on Earth's Climate
Weather Crossword Puzzle
Albedo
Introduction to Climate content and activities from Project LEARN
NSF News: Finding Answers in the Clouds

NSF News: Can Dying Trees Change Weather and Climate?

NSF News: Scientists Study Hurricanes of the Future

Storms Shaped the Himalayan Mountains

Weather



Forked lightning happens when a second lightning stroke doesn't follow the same path as the first.
Courtesy of D. Robinson

Weather is the state of the atmosphere at any given time and place. Most weather takes place in the lower layer of the atmosphere.

Some determining factors of weather are temperature, precipitation, fronts, clouds, and wind. Other more severe weather conditions are hurricanes, tornadoes, and thunderstorms.

Weather occurs because our atmosphere is in constant motion from the Sun's energy reaching the surface. High pressure occurs when air is sinking. Under these conditions, good, clear weather is the result because the air is stable. However, low pressure areas are associated with unsettled weather conditions such as clouds, storms and wind. This happens because air rises when it it is unstable.

Weather changes every season because of the Earth's tilt when it revolves around the sun.

Meteorology is the study of weather, and meteorologists are scientists who study and predict weather.



Sun's Effect on Earth
Sun's Effect on Earth's Weather
Solar Cycle Variations and Effect on Earth's Climate
Weather Crossword Puzzle
Albedo
Introduction to Climate content and activities from Project LEARN
NSF News: Finding Answers in the Clouds

NSF News: Can Dying Trees Change Weather and Climate?

NSF News: Scientists Study Hurricanes of the Future

Storms Shaped the Himalayan Mountains

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