1. What’s the Difference?

2.  Weather: refers to the day-to-day conditions in the Earth’s atmospheres  We check measurements, such as temperature, precipitation, cloud cover, and relative humidity

3.  Weather conditions in Canada vary greatly based on:  Season  Location

4.  Includes rain, snow, hail, and sleet  Tells us how much moisture is in the air, compared to how much the air could hold

5.  Climate: long-term pattern of weather  Records show weather patterns which have occurred over long periods of time  5 major factors cause main climate regions

6.  Latitude  Mountains  Water bodies  Moving air  Ocean currents

7.  Distance from equator is key factor in whether a region is hot or cold

9.  Mountain ranges act as barriers to the movement of air masses  Colder as the elevation gets higher  As air rises, it expands and loses heat  Mountain climate: cooler than places at lower altitudes; often heavy precipitation

11. Manuas, Brazil JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSeptOctNovDec Temperature 28 28 28 27 28 28 28 29 29 29 29 28 Quito, Ecuador JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSeptOctNovDec Temperature 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 15

12.  How weather affects what we do  Get in groups of 2-3 people for this activity