An Introduction to weather

The water cycle

2:35

 

This video explains the water cycle and how water is continually being reused in different parts of the water cycle. 

An introduction to wind.

3:19

 

This video looks at how wind is formed and it can be measured. It explains how something can exist when we cannot see it. 

Measuring temperature using a thermometer.

Measuring wind using an anemometer.

How do we measure the weather?

3:18

This video looks at a different aspect of weather this time, the temperature. 

2:47

This Geography video on weather looks at wind speed and asks you to predict which place is going to be more windy.

Making weekly weather recordings

3:22

 

How to record the weather using rain gauges, thermometers and anemometers. 

The seasonal movement of the sun

Why do we have seasons?

2:01

 

How the changing position of the sun affects the seasons. 

The changing weather in winter.

0:58

Explanations as to why the winter weather is different from that found in summer.

The wet season in Bangladesh.

0:49

The wet season and flooding in Bangladesh.

Some examples of severe weather

Monsoon season in Bangladesh.

1:20

A report about the Monsoon season in Bangladesh. 

Hurricane season in Dominica

4:13

A look at how people affected by hurricanes prepare for them coming every year. 

What factors affect the weather?

The effect of the Gulf Stream on the climate of Scotland

1:37

The Gulf stream gives South West Scotland a mild climate.

How does the temperature change as you climb a mountain

3:43

Climbing a mountain in South Wales, we see what happens to the temperature as we near the top. 

Too much weather.                Not enough weather.

Rainfall and flooding around the world

2:33

A look at what happens when we have too much weather. 

Water shortages and drought around the world

0:38

And also, a look at when we do not get enough weather, or the weather we were expecting.