Factors That Affect Weather

It is the force exerted by the weight of a column of air per unit area on the surface of earth.

• Humidity

• Temperature

• Clouds

• Air Pressure

These are masses of particles of condensed water or vapor.

• Humidity

• Temperature

• Clouds

• Wind

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It refers to the amount of moisture in the air at a given time.

• Humidity

• Temperature

• Thermometer

• Wind

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It refers to the short-term state of the atmosphere.

• Weather

• Climate

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Explain how humidity affects the likelihood of precipitation.

• Higher humidity increases the likelihood of precipitation because the air can hold more moisture.

• Lower humidity increases the likelihood of precipitation because the air can hold more moisture.

• Humidity has no effect on precipitation.

• Humidity only affects temperature, not precipitation.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

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Select the factors that determine weather within a specific area.

• day of the month

• humidity

• air temperature

• wind speed & direction

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When air pressure is low, we experience (a)   weather.

• sunny and clear

• rainy and cloudy

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Match the c

• continentality

• The farther inland, the bigger difference between summer and winter temperatures.

• elevation

• The higher up a mountain, the colder it is

• ocean temperature

• Cold ocean waters create dry air and warm waters create humid conditions.

• wind currents

• Air moving from the equator brings warm temperatures and air moving from the poles bring cold temperatures.

• latitude

• The farther from the Equator, the colder it is.

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​ (a)   is the result of how air, water, and temperature interact.

• Weather

• air mass

• humidity

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Investigate how wind direction can be used to predict weather changes.

• Wind direction can indicate the movement of weather systems, such as fronts, which can bring changes in temperature and precipitation.

• Wind direction has no impact on weather prediction.

• Wind direction only affects the speed of weather changes, not the type of weather.

• Wind direction is only important for navigation, not weather prediction.

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DOK Level 4: Extended Thinking

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