Weather and Climate

DIRECTIONS:

• Use the information on today's quizizz to complete your worksheet

• Shade (lightly shade) your world map to match slide 18.

The short-term changes in the atmosphere.

​​Weather

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The average weather in a region over long periods of time.

​​Climate

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• The outdoor conditions at a specific time and place.

• Reported as a forecast.

• Measured and reported over a short period of time.

• The average weather conditions in a certain place over time.

• Reported as averages.

• Measured and recorded over a long period of time.

• located around the equator of earth

• ​Receives the most thermal energy (most heat)

• ​Ocean and land are very warm

• very damp conditions due to so much evaporation occuring here

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Tropical Zone

• located above and below the Tropical zone

• warm summer and cool winter 

• ​good amount of thermal energy received here

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Temperate Zone

• regions at the north and south poles

• VERY cold all year round.

• little thermal energy received here

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Polar Zone