Weather & Climate

1. Weather - The current events. Climate - What has happened over an extended period of time.

2. High Pressure System - Air sinks so it is warm and dry and high pressure brings sunny and clear skies. Low Pressure System - Air rises so it is rainy and cloudy and often brings strong winds and what is considered bad weather

3. Cold front - the dense air pushes warm air out and brings severe thunderstorms/other weather events. Warm front - less dense air slides above cold air and temperature and humidity rise.

4. Energy from the sun drive interactions between the atmosphere and hydrosphere to influence weather and climate on Earth by unevenly heating the atmosphere and hydrosphere, this causes evaporation and convection currents.

5. Warm ocean waters are a energy source and moistness into the atmosphere. The water vapor cools and condenses causing clouds which add more heat. This allows the air to rise even faster and causes a vacuum effect which leads to a tycoon or hurricane.