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Weather Bear

• FOSSWeb - What's the Weather?

• Look outside. Is it sunny or cloudy? Is it wet or Look outside. Is it sunny or cloudy? Is it wet or dry? These words tell the weather. dry? These words tell the weather.

• Weather is different from place to place. It is Weather is different from place to place. It is always _____________. always _____________.

• Weather is the condition of the Weather is the condition of the ______________ in a certain place at a certain ______________ in a certain place at a certain time. time.

• Weather can change from day to _______, Weather can change from day to _______, hour to hour, or even minute to minute. hour to hour, or even minute to minute.

• Should you wear a sweater today or just a T-Should you wear a sweater today or just a T-shirt? Should you carry an umbrella? You ask shirt? Should you carry an umbrella? You ask yourself ___________ like these every day. yourself ___________ like these every day. What you are really asking is, “What will the What you are really asking is, “What will the weather be like today?”weather be like today?”

• Scientists use tools such as thermometers, wind Scientists use tools such as thermometers, wind socks, and rain gauges to gather weather socks, and rain gauges to gather weather information. So can you. information. So can you.

• Let’s say you want to know the temperature Let’s say you want to know the temperature outside. You can measure temperature with a outside. You can measure temperature with a ______________. ______________.

• When the _______ blows, it inflates the wind When the _______ blows, it inflates the wind sock and the wind sock turns so that the wide, sock and the wind sock turns so that the wide, open end faces the wind. open end faces the wind.

• A rain gauge is used to measure the amount of A rain gauge is used to measure the amount of __________ that has fallen in inches or __________ that has fallen in inches or centimeters.centimeters.

• You can keep track of the weather by recording You can keep track of the weather by recording weather information. You can measure weather information. You can measure _________ either in degrees Celsius or _________ either in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit. Fahrenheit.

• You can determine the direction and speed of You can determine the direction and speed of wind by using a wind sock and an anemometer.wind by using a wind sock and an anemometer.

• A _______ __________ can be used to A _______ __________ can be used to measure the amount of rain that has fallen. measure the amount of rain that has fallen.

• You can also observe whether or not the sky is You can also observe whether or not the sky is clear, partly cloudy, or _________. All of this clear, partly cloudy, or _________. All of this information can be organized within a chart, information can be organized within a chart, table, or graph.table, or graph.