📚 What is Weather?
Weather is what the air outside is like at a certain time and place. It can change from day to day, or even hour to hour!
- 🌡️ Temperature: How hot or cold it is outside. We use a thermometer to measure temperature.
- 🌧️ Precipitation: Any water that falls from the sky, like rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
- 💨 Wind: Moving air. Wind can be gentle like a breeze or strong like a storm!
- ☀️ Sunshine: The light and warmth we get from the sun. It makes us feel good!
- ☁️ Clouds: Water droplets or ice crystals floating in the sky. They can be puffy, thin, or dark.
🌍 Why Does Weather Change?
The weather changes because of the sun and how it heats different parts of the Earth. The amount of sunshine a place gets, the wind, and the water nearby all affect the weather.
📝 Weather Tools
Scientists use tools to measure the weather:
- 🌡️ Thermometer: Measures temperature.
- 🌧️ Rain Gauge: Measures how much rain has fallen.
- 🧭 Wind Vane: Shows which direction the wind is blowing from.
- 🎈 Weather Balloon: Carries instruments high into the atmosphere to gather data.
🗓️ Different Types of Weather
Here are some examples of different types of weather:
| Weather |
Description |
| Sunny |
Bright sky with lots of sunshine. |
| Rainy |
Water falling from the sky. |
| Snowy |
Frozen water falling from the sky as snowflakes. |
| Windy |
Air moving quickly. |
| Cloudy |
Sky covered with clouds. |
🧪 Fun Weather Experiment
Make a Cloud in a Jar!
- 💧 What you need: A clear jar, hot water, ice, and hairspray.
- ⚙️ Instructions: Pour a little hot water into the jar. Spray a little hairspray inside. Place ice on top of the jar's opening. Watch a cloud form!
- 💡 Why it works: The hot water evaporates and the hairspray provides particles for the water to condense on, forming a cloud when it cools from the ice.
✅ Practice Quiz
- ❓ What is weather?
- ❓ Name two types of precipitation.
- ❓ What tool measures temperature?
- ❓ Is weather the same thing as climate?