Climate &Climate &

Unit 1Unit 1

VocabularyVocabulary

WeatherWeather AtmosphereAtmosphere ClimateClimate PrecipitationsPrecipitations WindWind AnemometerAnemometer MeteorologistMeteorologist Anemometer Anemometer Wing vaneWing vane

Weather:Weather:

The state of the The state of the atmosphere at a atmosphere at a given momentgiven moment

AtmosphereAtmosphere

The air that The air that surrounds surrounds EarthEarth

ClimateClimate The The

combination combination of the of the different different types of types of weather in a weather in a region during region during the yearthe year

PrecipitationsPrecipitationsAny form Any form of water of water (rain, snow (rain, snow or hail) that or hail) that falls on the falls on the earthearth’’s s surfacesurface

WindWind

The The movement of movement of air.air.

AnemometerAnemometer

An An instrument instrument that that measures measures wind speed.wind speed.

MeteorologistMeteorologist

Scientist who Scientist who studies studies weather and weather and the atmospherethe atmosphere

Anemometer & Anemometer & Wind vaneWind vane

AnemometeAnemometerr measures measures wind speed.wind speed.Wind vaneWind vane measures wind measures wind directiondirection