WEATHER AND CLIMATE

WEATHER
It is the state of the atmosphere at a given moment. It depends on:

Clouds: cloudy or clear. Wind: calm or windy

Gale: very strong wind. Breeze: not so strong wind.

Humidity: dry or humid. Temperature: cold, hot, mild or cool. Precipitation: rain, snow or hail.

CLOUDS The day can be:

CLOUDY: There are clouds. CLEAR: There arent clouds.

WIND The day can be:

WINDY: The wind blows. CALM: The wind doesnt blow.

Types of wind:
Gale: It is a very strong Breeze: It is a not so wind. strong wind.

HUMIDITY The day can be:

DRY HUMID

TEMPERATURE The day can be:

HOT MILD

COOL

COLD

PRECIPITATION
It can fall as
Rain Snow

Hail

METEOROLOGISTS
They are the people who predict the weather by measuring and studying the atmosphere. They receive information from: - Artificial satellites in space. - Instruments in a meteorological station.

INSTRUMENTS IN A METEOROLOGICAL STATION

Wind gauge Weather vane Rain gauge Thermometer

WIND GAUGE
It measures how fast the wind blows.

WEATHER VANE
It shows the direction the wind blows.

RAIN GAUGE
It is a container which measures how much rain has fallen.

THERMOMETER
It measures the temperature of the air.

CLIMATE
It is the combination of the different types of weather in a region during the year. Climates in Spain:
Subtropical. Atlantic. Continental. Mediterranean. Mountain.

SUBTROPICAL CLIMATE
In regions closer to the equator (Canary Islands). Small differences between seasons. The temperature is high during all the year. There is not much rain.

ATLANTIC CLIMATE
In the coastal regions in the north of Spain, next to the Atlantic Ocean.

The temperature is mild all the year.

There is a lot of rain.

CONTINENTAL CLIMATE
In the interior regions of Spain. The temperature is very hot in summer and very cold in winter. There is not much rain. It falls in spring and autumn.

MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE
In the regions close to the Mediterranean Sea.

The temperature is very hot in summer and autumn, and mild in winter and spring. The rain can be heavy in autumn. In the other seasons it rains very little.

MOUNTAIN CLIMATE
In regions more than 1.500 metres above the sea level.

The temperature is very cold in winter and cool in summer. There is a lot of rain. In winter it falls as snow.

WHICH CLIMATE IS IT?

Atlantic climate.

WHICH CLIMATE IS IT?

Continental climate

WHICH CLIMATE IS IT?

Mediterranean climate

WHICH CLIMATE IS IT?

Subtropical climate

WHICH CLIMATE IS IT?

Mountain climate

WHAT IS IT?
It is the combination of different types of weather in a region during the year. Climate. It is the state of the atmosphere at a given moment. Weather. They are the people who predict the weather by measuring and studying the atmosphere. Meteorologists.

WHAT IS IT?
It measures the speed of the wind. Wind gauge. It shows the direction of the wind. Weather vane. It measures the temperature of the air. Thermometer. It shows how much rain has fallen. Rain gauge.

WHICH CLIMATE IS IT?

In regions closer to the equator (Canary Islands). Subtropical climate. In the interior regions of Spain. Continental climate. In the coastal regions in the north of Spain. Atlantic climate. In regions more than 1.500 m. above the sea level. Mountain climate. In the regions close to the Mediterranean Sea. Mediterranean climate.

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DESCRIBE THE WEATHER

DESCRIBE THE WEATHER

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