Air and weather

AIR AND

WEATHERLUISA CAMBERO

There are four seasons in a year: spring, summer, autumn and winter.We have different weather in different seasons. In Spain is hot and sunny in summer.

SPRING: March, April and May

SUMMER:

June, July and August.

AUTUMN: September, October and November

WINTER: December, January and February.

INSTRUMENTSWe use different instuments to measure the weather

THERMOMETER measures the temperature

WEATHER VANE points the wind is coming from.

RAIN GAUGEMeasures how much rain falls.

WIND IS MOVING AIR

A gentle wind is BREEZE

A strong wind is called a GALE

HURRICANES are very strong winds.

WATER CYCLEThe sun heats water in oceans, seas and rivers.Water evaporates. It is EVAPORATION

Water flows back to the oceans, seas and rivers

Water vapor forms clouds. Clouds are made of lots of tiny water droplets.It is CONDENSATION.

Water falls from clouds as a rain, snow, hail or sleet.It is PRECIPITATION.

EVAPORATION

CONDENSATION

PRECIPITATION

PRECIPITATION IS WATER THAT FALLS FROM THE CLOUDS.

IT CAN BE SOLID OR LIQUID

Precipitation normally falls as

a rain

Precipitations can be snow

Precipitations can be hail

Precipitations can be sleet

WEATHER CHANGES SEASON TO SEASON, BUT IT ALSO CHANGES DAY BY DAY

We use symbols to represent the different types of weather on weather maps.

Cloudy. Foggy. Rainy. Stormy.

Gale. Sleet. Hail Breeze

snowy sunny

We need to be prepared for different types of weather.

We wear warm clothes when it is cold

We wear cool clothes when it is hot