1. Matthew Luu, Joshua Marigal, and Michael Chavez
Weather & Climate
Matthew Luu, Joshua Marigal, and Michael Chavez

2. The Difference Between Weather and Climate
The difference between weather and climate is that weather is the state of the air outside at a certain time and place. Climate is the weather over a long period of time. That’s the difference between weather and climate.

3. Tropical Climate Zone Sun hits directly from above all year
Very hot and humid
Water evaporates all day then cools into rain
Plants grow very easily
Located around the equator

4. Temperate Climate Zone
Most people live in this climate
Four whole seasons all year round
Plants and animals learned to adapt and live here.
Located above the equator

5. Desert Climate Zone Very hot climate 10 inches of rain or less
Not as many plants that live here
Animals don’t pant to keep cool
Some small birds live in cacti to get water

6. Polar Climate Zone Marine animals have blubber to keep warm
Really chilly
Animals that live here have lots of fur
Sun hits ground at a diagonal angle
Ground never warms up
Summers are only 9 degrees
Marine animals have blubber to keep warm
Located in the Antarctic and Artic areas

7. Cumulus Clouds Look like piles of fluff Nice weather-no storm Tall
Fat, puffy
Tiny water droplets formed together into a cloud

8. Cumulonimbus Clouds Really tall and fluffy Brings rain and lightning
Storms last under an hour
Made of billions of water droplets that evaporated

9. Stratus Clouds Gloomy skies, but no storm Long, flat, and dark
Spread out

10. Stratonimbus Clouds Dark, spread out Brings rain
Storms can last all day
Made of dust particles with water around it

11. Extreme Weather Storm Surge
A storm surge’s wave can be several meters high. It can destroy buildings and level several meters of salty water. A storm surge can flood coastal areas.The surge can push water into towns along the coast.

12. Extreme Weather - Floods
Floods are when it rains too much and can overflow rivers which can cause floods and cause lots of damage. If there’s a lot of rain, river banks can overflow and cause floods.

13. Extreme Weather - Tornado
A tornado is a violent rotating funnel of air that is spinning. The safest place to be during a tornado is underground. The Fujita scale is a scale that measures tornadoes and is named after Tetsuya Fujita. EF0s through EF5s are measured in the Fujita scale. EF5s are dangerous, violent tornadoes. EF0s cause little damage. EF0s through EF5s are tornados measured through a scale called the Fujita scale.EF means Enhanced Fujita.

14. Extreme Weather - Tsunamis
Tsunamis are giant tidal waves that happen when underwater earthquakes happen. The Richter scale can measure 6.5 or greater. Tsunamis mostly happen in the Pacific Ocean.

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