1. Earth & Space Sciences: Weather
Lesson 1
How does the weather change?

2. Review What causes seasons? How many stars are in the night sky?
Too many to count
What is a solar system?
The sun, planets, and planets’ moons
What is the name of the path a planet takes around the sun?
orbit
What is the name of the only star in our solar system?
sun
What causes day and night?
Earth’s rotation
What causes seasons?
The tilt of the earth.

3. New Vocabulary
Use the glossary in the back of your book to learn what these words mean.
Weather-
What the air outside is like.
Weather Pattern-
A change in the weather that repeats.
Season-
A time of year that has a certain kind of weather.

4. Words That Describe Weather
Windy
Sunny
Terrible
Hot
Cool
Like a hurricane
Snowy
Warm
Hailing
Rainy
Like a blizzard
Sleeting
Cloudy
Stormy
Icy
Foggy
Blustery
Good
Like a tornado
Calm
Fair
White out
Fine
Horrible
Cold
Nice
Awesome
Freezing
Bad
Scary

5. What kind of weather patterns happen throughout the day?
Go from sunny to rainy
Go from rainy to snowy
Go from foggy to rainy
Go from snowy to sunny
Go from snowy to rainy
Go from raining to hailing
Go from sunny to cloudy
Go from cloudy to foggy

6. What kind of weather patterns happen throughout the seasons?
Go from sunny and hot weather in summer to cloudy, rainy and cool weather in fall.
Go from snowy and cold to rainy, cloudy, and warm.
Go from cool or cold, to snowy and freezing.
Go from snowy and freezing to hot and fine.

7. The Seasons