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S1 Geography The weather What is the Weather? The weather is all the elements in the atmosphere right now Look out the window, how many elements can.

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Page 1: S1 Geography The weather What is the Weather? The weather is all the elements in the atmosphere right now Look out the window, how many elements can.

S1 Geography

The weather

Page 2: S1 Geography The weather What is the Weather? The weather is all the elements in the atmosphere right now Look out the window, how many elements can.

What is the Weather?

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The weather is all the elements in the atmosphere right now

• Look out the window, how many elements can you see…

• Is it cloudy?• Is it windy- are the trees moving?• How far can you see?• Is it warm outside?• Is it dry or raining?• Is the sun shining?

Page 4: S1 Geography The weather What is the Weather? The weather is all the elements in the atmosphere right now Look out the window, how many elements can.

Sunshine

Without the sun, nothing on planet earth would survive.

We measure the sun using a Sunshine Recorder

And we record sunshine in hours

Page 5: S1 Geography The weather What is the Weather? The weather is all the elements in the atmosphere right now Look out the window, how many elements can.

Temperature

• Temperature is all the heat that is in the atmosphere.

• We talk about how warm or cold it is

• We use a thermometer and measure temperature in °C

Page 6: S1 Geography The weather What is the Weather? The weather is all the elements in the atmosphere right now Look out the window, how many elements can.

Precipitation

• All the moisture in the air.

• Rain• Sleet • Snow• Drizzle• Hail

We measure it using a rain gauge in mm

Page 7: S1 Geography The weather What is the Weather? The weather is all the elements in the atmosphere right now Look out the window, how many elements can.

Wind

• Wind is the movement of the air.

• We will be studying wind speed and wind direction.

Page 8: S1 Geography The weather What is the Weather? The weather is all the elements in the atmosphere right now Look out the window, how many elements can.

Cloud Cover and Visibility

• We like to record the amount of clouds in the sky, in oktas.

• Visibility is how far you can see and is measured in meters.

• We record both with our eyes.

Page 9: S1 Geography The weather What is the Weather? The weather is all the elements in the atmosphere right now Look out the window, how many elements can.

Air Pressure

• Air pressure is the weight of the air.

• The air is as heavy as a Mini Adventure on top of your head.

• We record air pressure with a barograph or barometer.

• We measure air pressure in milibars (mb)

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How does the weather affect you?

• The next few slides show you pictures of different weather elements:

• Work out…

• What each weather element is and

• What you need to protect yourself from it.

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What is today’s weather going to be?

www.metoffice.co.uk