1.3 Weather and Climate

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1.3 Weather and Climate
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Weather and Climate

• What is the difference between the two?

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• Chinook- a warm wind that blows East from the
  Rockies to evaporate Calgarys snow with little
  or no trace
• Weather refers to the day to day conditions in
  the Earths atmosphere
• To find out about weather we check measurements
  of its characteristics

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Precipitation

• Includes
• Rain
• Snow
• Hail
• Sleet

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Climate

• Tells us the average weather conditions of a
  certain place over a long period of time