PDF-(READ)-Exploring the Sky by Day: The Equinox Guide to Weather and the Atmosphere

Winner of the Childrens Roundtable Literature Information Book Award Ideal for children Exploring the Sky by Day offers fascinating insight into such phenomena as lightning the 10 types of clouds storms solar haloes sundogs and sunsets Brought to life with dozens of photographs and the color illustrations of John Bianchi the book provides an excellent introduction to weather and the atmosphere. Key Terms. Atmosphere. – a thin envelope of gases that encircles the earth and other particles (aerosols). Weather. – the state of the atmosphere at a specific place and time. Meteorology. – the study of the atmosphere and the processes that cause weather. AP Environmental Science. Mr. Grant. Lesson . 45. Objectives:. Define . the terms . weather. and . climate. .. Describe . the composition, structure, and function of Earth’s atmosphere.. Relate . weather and climate to atmospheric conditions.. Earth . rotates. (spins) on its axis at a tilt of 23.5 degrees. It takes 24 hours to make a whole rotation (purple arrows).. Earth . revolves. (goes around) the sun. It takes 365 days to make a whole revolution (red arrows).. Key Concepts. Climate vs. Weather. What is . weather. ?. Conditions of the atmosphere over a . short. period of time (e.g. day-to-day).. Includes current temperature, rainfall, snow, wind, floods, etc.. atmosphere . climate . climatologist . groundwater. hydrologist. meteorologist. pollutant. weather. What did you learn about these different careers that you did not know at the beginning of the unit?. Erick. What is Season?. Season happens in parts of a year, that changes the temperature totally in a certain location. There are mainly 4 seasons, Summer, Winter, Spring. . and Autumn.. Why did it happen. Creating representations of climates of our country and other countries.. Explore hot, cold and temperate colours linked to climates and weather.. Next steps. :. How could you represent a cloud?. What would you use?. Weather. Whether the weather be fine,. Or whether the weather be not,. Whether the weather be cold,. Or whether the weather be hot,. We'll whether the weather. Whatever the weather. Whether we like it or not. SCIPP Documents. page in the . Resources. tab on the SCIPP’s website, . ww. w.southernclimate.org. , for slide sets on additional topics.. Workshop funding was provided by the NOAA Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments program.. Learning objectives:. Major Climatic Controls. Know the structure of the atmosphere and its heat budget. Understand atmospheric circulation and surface winds. Know how latitude, altitude and ocean circulation affect climate.. 200,000 sold to dateExploring the Night Sky is aimed at novice star gazers anxious to expand their astronomical repertoire beyond the Big and Little Dippers. Dickinson has designed a superb introduction to astronomy that is clear, concise, beautifully illustrated and very user friendly no matter what the child\'s age.The book is divided into three sections. The first is a 10-step voyage from the Earth\'s vicinity to the distant reaches of the universe. Organized by increasing distance from the Earth, it touches on the Moon, Mars, Pluto, comets, the three stars of Alpha Centauri, the center of the Milky Way, the Large Magellanic Cloud, the Andromeda Galaxy, and vantage points at 10,000,000 light-years from Earth and 300,000,000 light-years from Earth.The second section, Alien Vistas, is a sequence of 10 close-up looks at some of the most interesting objects mentioned in the first section, including all the planets of the solar system, stars, black holes and quasars, and makes speculations about extraterrestrial life.The final section is a guide to viewing the night sky, which enables readers to go outside on any clear night of the year and identify celestial objects. There is a glossary with explanations of unfamiliar terms and for pronunciations.Exploring the Night Sky is a clearly written, well-illustrated introduction to astronomy for anyone interested in the universe around us. Oklahoma . Climatological. . Survey. Funding provided by NOAA. Sectoral. Applications Research Project. What we are going to cover. Composition of the Atmosphere. State Variables. Measuring the Weather. 3. Its structure, composition and dynamics. In last week’s lecture, we focussed on how weather is generated.. The key ingredients are energy and gradients.. Last Week’s Lecture. Incoming energy from the Sun is balanced with outgoing radiative cooling of the Earth, resulting in an equilibrium temperature of about 15 °C. . Oklahoma . Climatological. Survey. What we are going to cover. Composition of the Atmosphere. State Variables. Measuring the Weather. Climate Patterns. Global Weather Patterns. Clouds. Pressure Systems, Air Masses & Fronts.