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Weather

We use different instruments to forecast the weather, like wind vanes, rain gauges and barometers.

Symbols on a weather map represent different types of weather.

Wind is air in motion. It can make things move.

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Climate

Climate refers to weather conditions in a place over a long period of time. It can be hot, cold, wet or dry. Sahara

desertAntarctica Tropical

rainforest

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The atmosphere

The atmosphere is a layer of gases surrounding the Earth. It has different layers:

The atmosphere protects our planet. We need to take care of it.

Mesosphere

Stratosphere

Troposphere

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What have we learnt?

The instruments that we can use to measure the weather are…

barometers rain gauges wind vanes

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weather satellites

What have we learnt?

Climate can be…

hot cold dry wet

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What have we learnt?

The layers of the atmosphere are…

mesosphere stratosphere troposphere

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