Full Geography Secondary 3 Express- Weather and Climate

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3 Express Pure Geog:Weather and Climate6th March 2012Elements of Weather: Temperature

Arman Alluwie TP2 SHSS


2+Lesson objectives

By the end of the lesson, we will be able to differentiate between weather and climate describe temperature as an element of weather describe the factors affecting temperature


3+Getting to Know Me

Complete pages 1-2 of the “Getting to know me” worksheet

Take a Polaroid photo of you and your buddy Write down your names Submit it to Mr. Arman

10 minutes


4+Getting to Know Me:Geography Refer to Page 3 of the “Getting to Know Me”

handout

Try to name all the countries found on the world map

If you can’t remember anyone of them, write down a characteristic about the place eg. “Country where Nokia comes from”

3 minutes

5+Singapore Weather?

Arman Alluwie TP2 SHSShttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKa6brIbdYo


6+Weather or Climate?

Sentence describes … W or C?

Some plantation crops like rubber, coffee and oil palm are grown in places that are hot and wet.

It has been snowing these past few days.

There are many ships docked in the harbor because of the impending storm.

C

W

W



Sentence describes … W or C?

A large number of Europeans leave their countries for holidays during the months of October to December in order to escape winter.

Heavy thunderstorms are expected over the northern and western parts of Singapore for the next two weeks.

The hot and wet conditions in tropical countries like Singapore support the growth of vegetation all year round.

C

C

W



Weather conditions of the atmosphere at a specific place over

a relatively short period of time

Climate average weather conditions of a specific place over a

considerable period of time, usually 30 to 35 years



Complete Worksheet 2.1, pg 47 of your workbook

Submit the completed worksheets to Mr. Arman

10 minutes


10+Elements of Weather


11+Elements of Weather:Temperature degree of hotness and coldness of a place

affected by the amount of Sun’s rays that reaches Earth’s surface latitude altitude distance from the sea cloud cover


12+Temperature:Latitude

Latitude

warmer

cooler

cooler


13+Temperature:Latitude

short long


14+Temperature:Altitude

at lower ground there is a larger area of land, much warmer at lower ground

20°C

7.2°C



6000

0 sea level

2000

4000

concentration of gases

incr

easi

ng g

ravit

ati

onal pull

m



6000

0 sea level

2000

4000

absorbs more heat

absorbs less heat

heat transferred byconduction and convection

m



Mount Everestwhere weather takes place

Temperature does not decrease with increasing altitude

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Temperature:Distance from the Sea how coastal areas are

affected by the difference in the rate of heating and cooling of land and sea

19+Temperature:Distance from the Sea


Water Bodies

Concept: Water bodies heats up and cools down slower

Land bodies

S L O W E R



Water BodiesLand bodies

S L O W E R

Summer, air heats up quickly air heats up slowly

relatively cool



Water BodiesLand bodies

S L O W E R

Winter, air cools down quickly air cools down slowly

relatively warm

Education

Full Geography Secondary 3 Express- Weather and Climate