WEATHER FACTORS

WEATHER FACTORS

Weather refers to the state of the atmosphere a specific time and place.

Weather describes condition such as air pressure, wind, temperature, and the amount of moisture in the air.

The sun provides almost all of the Earth’s energy.

Energy from the sun

Evaporates water into the atmosphere

Clouds form

Eventually, the water falls back form Earth as rain or snow.

The sun is a source of heat energy

The sun provides the energy that drives Earth’s weather.

WEATHER FACTORS

There are different factors that help explain the weather. Here are the following:

Air temperature

Wind

Humidity

Relative Humidity

AIR TEMPERATURE

The temperature of air influences your daily activities.

High Air molecules It feelsTemperature move rapidly warm

Low Air molecules It feels Temperature moves slower cold

WIND Air moving in a specific direction is called wind.

Wind results because air moves from high pressure to low pressure.

HUMIDITY The amount of water vapor present in the air.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY A measure of the amount of water vapor present in the air

compared to the amount needed for saturation at a specific temperature.

DEW POINT The temperature at which there is saturation and

condensation forms.

The dew point changes with the amount of water vapor in the air.