*Do now activity

*Answers
* 1 .How many low pressure systems can you see
on the map
3 low pressure systems
2.Is Perth experiencing a low or high pressure
system
High pressure system
3.The air pressure at Cairns is
hectopascals.

1016

4.Name one town that has experienced in the

last 24 hours.
Adelaide / Alice Springs

* The

Atmosphere

*Defining the atmosphere

* The atmosphere is an important part of what

makes Earth livable. It blocks some of the Sun's

dangerous rays from reaching Earth. It traps
heat, making Earth a comfortable
temperature. And the oxygen within our
atmosphere is essential for life.

*Layers of the atmosphere

*Layers

of the
atmosphere

* The atmosphere contains five layers.

* The troposphere is the first layer above the surface

and contains half the Earths atmosphere. Weather

occurs in this surface
* Stratosphere the layer which aircrafts fly in . The
ozone layer also absorbs the harmful rays from the sun
* Mesosphere where meteors or rock fragment burn
* Thermosphere filled with auroras where space
shuttles orbit
* Exosphere the upper limit of our atmosphere

*WEATHER AND CLIMATE

* Weather : includes the

all the daily changes in :

temperature, precipitation, wind, sunshine ,
humidity and atmospheric pressure.

Atmospheric pressure
- The weight of air pressing down on the earths
surface.

*Weather map
* High pressure system

*Low pressure system

*Wind direction

and

wind speed

* Wind direction where the

* Wind speed - the rate of

* Shown by a line pointing that

* Shown by the feather or tail

wind is coming from.

the wind is coming from.

Winds are named by the
direction they come from.
* Winds from the south bring
cooler weather
* Winds from the north bring
warmer weather.

movement.

on the wind direction line.

Winds are strongest where
isobars are close together.
* The speed (unit of
movement) wind is
occurring is shown in the
legend.

*Synoptic charts

*Climate
Climate : the average weather
experienced in a place over many
years. The climate of a place
depends on the; latitude, its
aspect , altitude and the seasons.

*Factors affecting
temperature

* Latitude : solar energy

hits the earth twice at

60 degrees north and 60 degrees south.
Average temperature at lower at higher
altitudes.
* Seasonal differences : the angle the earth tilts
as it revolves around the sun.
* Aspect : the direction in which a feature
faces.
* Altitude ( elevation) : height above sea level.

*Factors affecting
rainfall

* Prevailing winds : Direction the wind blows most

often. The temperature of prevailing winds is

affected by the area it blows from and over.
* Distance from the sea :How far a feature is from
the sea.
* Ocean currents : Temperature of ocean currents.
* Mountain barriers :Trapping the movement of
air. When moist air meets a mountain it rises. As
the air cools, the moisture condenses and the
rainfalls on the windward side of the mountain is
called orographic rainfall.

*Types of climate
* Polar zone

- zone of
low temperature.

* Temperate zone

moderate temperature

* Equatorial zone zone

of high temperature

World climate patterns

*Three broad zones

usually caused by the

different amount of
heat received from the
sun.

* The variety of climate

zones across the world

results from
interactions between
temperature and
rainfall.

*Climate graphs