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Weather & Climate 1
Weather and Climate
FOSS: Weather and Water
Investigation 9
Weather & Climate
Today’s Discussion• What is the difference between weather and
climate?
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Weather & Climate
Review: Weather• What is weather?
• How often can it change?
• Weather is the condition of the atmosphere at a given time in a given place, and can change very quickly, and very often!
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Climate• While a single location’s weather can change
very frequently, it is assigned to one climate region.
• Climate is the average weather condition over a long time (thirty years or longer).
• With your teammates, today you will discuss various climate regions around the world.
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Weather & Climate
Group Work: Climate Regions• You and your partner(s) will be assigned to
complete two worksheets on two different climate regions.
• Each group will then present their findings to the class, and we will compare and contrast different climate regions around the world.
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Climate Regions: Land Surfaces
Tropical Rain
ForestTaiga
Deciduous Forest
Grassland TundraPolar Ice
CapDesert
Location
Climate
Seasons
Temperature
Precipitation
Organisms
Issues
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Climate Regions: Oceans
Polar Ocean Temperate Ocean Tropical Ocean
Location
Temperature
Organisms
Issues
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City Latitude LongitudeAverage high Temperature
(°F) (January)
Average high Temperature (°F) (June)
Climate Region
Baghdad, Iraq 33° North 44° East 60° 106° Desert
Lima, Peru 12° South 77° West 78° 67° Desert
Phoenix, AZ USA
33° North 112° West 67° 104° Desert
Pittsburgh, PA USA
40° North 80° West 37° 80° Deciduous forest
Sydney, Australia
33° South 151° East 79° 62° Deciduous forest
Weather vs. Climate: Discussion
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Can cities have similar weather but different climates?
Can cities have different weather but similar climates?
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