Climate Change and Weather

Climate Change and Weather

What is the difference?

Poll

When you hear the term 'climate change,' what is your first reaction?

• This is bad

• I don't pay attention

• This is serious stuff

• We need to take action

Climate

• The Climate system is made up of many different factors

• Including the Earth's water, clouds, atmosphere, and temperature

• They work together to produce weather

• This is measured over long periods of time.

Multiple Choice

Climate is measured over what length of time?

• Weeks

• Days

• A year

• Long period of time

Weather

• In order to understand climate change, we need to understand weather and its patterns

• A weather system is the interaction of different parts that produce something new

Multiple Select

A weather system is the? (Please check all that apply)

• long period of time

• Interaction

• Produces something new

• Patterns

Weather refers to:

• The state of the atmosphere in a particular place and time

• Weather occurs over short time periods

• Weather predictions usually cover days or weeks

Multiple Choice

Weather refers to?

• Long periods of time

• Decades

• Short periods of time

• Five years ago

When we talk about the weather what terms do you think of?

Rain, snow, wind, heat, cold, severe or mild!

What causes weather?

• Weather is an expression of the climate system

• The climate system is the interaction of the atmosphere, biosphere, and other parts of the Earths that determine weather at a time or place

Multiple Choice

What causes Weather? (Choose the most correct answer)

• clouds

• weather forecasters

• Cities

• An expression of the climate system

So just what is climate?

• Climate system is made up of many different factors

• Earth's water, clouds, atmosphere, and temperature

• Working together

So the weather is caused....

• By an expression of the climate system

What is a climate system?

• Climate system is the interaction

• of the atmosphere, biosphere, and other parts of the Earth

• which will determine the weather at a time or place

Studying climate involves Long-term trends

Since records were kept

Multiple Choice

Climate is?

• A short term study

• A weekly study

• A yearly study

• Measured over long periods

So why study climate systems anyway?

• It determines the weather

• Weather affects humans daily

• It impacts long-term decisions

• It affects long-term trends in plants and animals

Poll

So now that we have talked about it, what are your thoughts?

• Hmm, I need to take a better look

• Still not sure, too many view points

• Yes, this is an issue we need to address

• Not there at all