Weather And Climate

Question 1

What is the similarity between weather and climate

Answer 1

They are both meteorological events that happen in the atmosphere

Question 2

What is the difference between weather and climate

Answer 2

Weather is day to day basis and climate is over a longer period of time

Question 3

Which is easier to predicts, weather or climate

Answer 3

Climate because it’s the average of weather

Question 4

How does precipitation occur

Answer 4

1. Air containing water vapour
2. For some reason air is forced to rise
3. Air cools when it is forced to rise
4. As air cools It is unable to hold as much water
5. At a certain temperature (dewpoint)
   The air becomes saturated with water
6. Condensation occurs
7. Water vapour changes from invisible has to visible has
8. Clouds are produced
9. More and more moister condenses
10. Water droplets become larger
11. Precipitation is produced

Precipitation is one of the most important events of weather and climate

Question 5

Stages of water

Answer 5

Ice Water Vapour
Melting Evaporation
——–> ———–>
Freezing Condensation

           Increase in heat 
          ---------------->
          Decrease in heat

Question 6

Why study weather?

Answer 6

• impacts things we do
• agriculture
• prepares us for weather events