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TRUE OR FALSE. Areas with high pressure experience sunny and warm weather, while low pressure experiences cloudy and rainy weather.
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Climate or weather? Tourists often think of Guam as an ideal tropical vacation spot since it is nice and warm year-round.
Climate
Climate or weather? We had to cancel our road trip to Washington because of the blizzards and heavy hail.
Weather
Climate or weather? Australia is generally very pleasant and mild, receiving more than 3,000 hours of sunshine every year.
Climate
Climate or weather? The forecast predicts some scattered thunderstorms and showers this upcoming Thanksgiving weekend.
Weather
Climate or weather? Seattle typically has cool, wet winters and dry summer every year.
Climate
Measured as an average over a long period of time.
Climate
Measured over short-term (day to day).
Weather
A tool that measures wind speed.
Anemometer
A tool that measures wind direction.
Wind vane
Winds that blow over short distances.
Local Winds
Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances.
Global winds
What is the movement of air between the equator and the poles that produce global winds?
Convection Currents
When winds/ oceans move in a curved pattern due to the curvature of the Earth.
Coriolis Effect
An imaginary line drawn around the earth distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
Equator
Horizontal imaginary lines that measure the distance north or south of the equator
Latitude
