2. Weather and Climate

3.   Weather is the short term change in the air for a given place and time.  Climate is a region’s average weather conditions over a long period of time. Weather and Climate

4.   Prevailing winds are winds that blow in the same direction over large areas of Earth.  Ocean currents are large streams of surface seawater.  Fronts are places where 2 air masses of different temperatures or moisture content meet together. Wind and Water

5.   Rain shadow affect occurs when moisture in the ocean air falls on the mountainside facing the wind. Little moisture remains to fall on the other side, creating a rain shadow. Water and Mountains

6.   Page 51 – Global Wind Systems.  Page 52 – Major Ocean Currents.  Page 53 – Extreme Weather.  Page 54 – Rain Shadow Effect. Lesson Visuals