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Climate

Climate. What is climate?. Climate is the weather pattern over a period of many years Climate is NOT weather. Weather is the condition of the air for a brief amount of time. What kind of weather makes the climate?. There are 5 important conditions of the air …. Temperature.

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Climate

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  1. Climate

  2. What is climate? • Climate is the weather pattern over a period of many years • Climate is NOT weather. Weather is the condition of the air for a brief amount of time

  3. What kind of weather makes the climate? There are 5 important conditions of the air….

  4. Temperature The degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment

  5. Wind • :moving air

  6. Sunshine • :the rays of the sun

  7. Humidity • :wetness in the atmosphere

  8. Precipitation(rain, hail, sleet, snow) • :the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time

  9. What factors change the climate? • 1)Latitude: or how far north of the equator the state is located. • Why?! • a) the height of the noonday sun • b) the length of the day These two factors determine the amount of heat received from the sun Places closer to the equator are hotter.

  10. 2) Elevation: or how high the land is above sea level • Why?! • Air is usually colder at higher elevations • So high mountains are colder than low deserts

  11. 3)Distances from the ocean • Why?! • Large bodies of water hold their temperature longer than land does • The warm air above a warm ocean drifts over nearby land and warms it!

  12. Look outside • What would you describe the weather like today?

  13. What is Utah temperate like? • Is it windy? • How much sunshine does it get? • Is it humid? • How much precipitation year round does it get?

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