Climate vs. Weather

a pattern of weather

helps you decide the type of clothing you need to buy (raingear, warm jackets, sandals)

average precipitation

cloudy

defines a large area or region

Tropical

What climate zone is represented by PURPLE?

short-term changes

atmospheric conditions

What climate zone is represented by GREEN?

5 major zones

Polar

long-term

What climate zone is represented by RED?

what you get each day or hour or minute

What climate zone is represented by YELLOW?

the way the atmosphere is behaving at any given time in a specific place

particular place

helps you decide what clothes to wear each day

Blizzard

Temperate

Flood

Drought

average temperature

some depend on latitude

the long-term pattern of weather in a particular area

Thunder and Lightning

Temperature

Precipitation: rain, snow, sleet, hail

Highland

looks at 30 years of data

Dry

wind speed

What climate zone is represented by BROWN?

what you expect

native plant life

humidity (amount of moisture in the air)

hurricane