Weather and Climate

Kahoot:
Kahoot Link to Review


Weather Symbols:

Clouds:

For more information:

Weather and Climate (NASA)

Weather Games:

The Cat in The Hat Weather Game

Weather Games

Videos:
Strong Winds Video

Lightning Strikes

How the Earth and the Moon move

Quick Summary 

• The Earth and Moon move in a counter clockwise direction. 
• The Earth needs 365 1/4 days to orbit the Sun = 1 year 
• The Moon needs 28 days to orbit the Earth

Earth spins on its axis while it goes around the Sun 

It takes the Earth 24 hours to complete a rotation around the Sun = 1 day 

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• Earth spins on its axis while it goes around the Sun 
• It takes the Earth 24 hours to complete a rotation around the Sun = 1 day 

• As the Earth moves around the Sun, on two different days through the year the tilt of its axis is parallel to the Sun. These days are referred to as equinoxes. On these days, the Northern and Southern hemispheres get the same amount of sunlight (12 hours). 

Tides

Tides Explanation

High Tide Time Lapse Video

Eight Lunar Phases of the Moon 

Parallels and Meridians

Latitude and Longitude Explanation