Weird Weather!!! 1) Has it really been known to rain “frogs”?Has it really been known to rain “frogs”? 2)Why do cows lie down before it rains? 3) How could there be a year without a summer? (1816) 4) Roy “Dooms” SullivanRoy “Dooms” Sullivan

What IS weather, anyway?

Weather! 1) Meteorology is the study of the atmosphere- including weather. Meteorologist, then, are scientists that study Earth’s atmosphere and weather 2) Weather is the condition of the atmosphere. It can change from time to time and place to place. 3) Climate is the type of weather an area has over a long period of time. 4) The Atmosphere is the thin layer of gases that surrounds our planet

Conditions of the Atmosphere that interest Meteorologists the most: Temperature Air Pressure Humidity Wind Clouds Precipitation You’ll learn what ALL of these mean soon…

the atmosphere: The atmosphere is split up into 4 layers Are separated by the variation of temperature patterns.

Handy Dandy Earth Science Reference Tables: Page 14 15miles 25miles 50miles 80miles How High?

30km 50km 80km 115km 140km And in Km’s?

Avg. temp at ground is 15°C Gets warmer as you get higher Gets colder as you get higher Gets warmer- atoms moving faster Temps get colder as you get higher

Troposphere We live in the troposphere. All weather and water vapor are in this layer. Gets colder as you go up km “The Troublesphere”

Stratosphere Temperatures get warmer as you go up. Home of the Ozone layer.

Composition of the Atmosphere: All other gasses: CO 2, Ar, Methane etc