weather
introduction
According to Merriam-Webster Online, weather is defined as "the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness." Weather is a day by day evolution, and can change the way our Earth looks over many years.
unit overview
The questions we will answer by the end of the unit will be:
- "What is the water cycle?"
- "How is the water cycle related to weather?"
- "How do land features affects the water cycle?"
- "How can weather be predited?"
unit vocabulary
- water cycle
- precipitation
- evaporation
- condensation
- rain
- sleet
- snow
- hail
- tornado
- hurricane
- sea breeze
- land breeze
- air mass
- cold front
- warm front
- barometer
- anemometer