WEATHER
Today's Weather
Weather affects the way we live, what we eat and wear and how we feel. We can describe weather conditions by using mathematics.Back to Top
Weather affects the way we live, what we eat and wear and how we feel. We can describe weather conditions by using mathematics.
What Makes Weather?
The sun heating the earth and its atmosphere causes the weather. We feel weather as wind, heat or cold, and humidity in the form of rain, ice, and snow.Back to Top
The sun heating the earth and its atmosphere causes the weather. We feel weather as wind, heat or cold, and humidity in the form of rain, ice, and snow.
The Four Season
The season develop from the angle of tilt of he earth's axis as the earth revolves in its path around the sun.Back to Top
The season develop from the angle of tilt of he earth's axis as the earth revolves in its path around the sun.
Wind: Air in Motion
Wind, tornadoes, cyclones and dust storms are all moving air, which excerts pressure as it moves.Back to Top
Wind, tornadoes, cyclones and dust storms are all moving air, which excerts pressure as it moves.
Clouds, Rain and Snow
Clouds, rain and snow are all different forms of water vapor; the form of the precipitation depends on the temperature of the surrounding air.Back to Top
Clouds, rain and snow are all different forms of water vapor; the form of the precipitation depends on the temperature of the surrounding air.
Nature's Light Show
Huge exchanges of electircal charges produce lightning; rapidly expanding air produces thunder; we count the seconds between a flash and the clap of thunder to estimate the distance of a thunderstorm.Back to Top
Huge exchanges of electircal charges produce lightning; rapidly expanding air produces thunder; we count the seconds between a flash and the clap of thunder to estimate the distance of a thunderstorm.
Weather Forecasting
Would you like to be a weatgher forecaster? We base weather predictions on data that we have gathered over many days.Back to Top
Would you like to be a weatgher forecaster? We base weather predictions on data that we have gathered over many days.