13. What kind of weather do we have in spring? 14. What animals do we see in spring? 15. What is Climate? Answer: Climate refers to the sum total of weather conditions and variations over a large area for a long period of time (more than 30 years). 16. What does 'weather' mean? Answer: Weather refers to the state of the atmosphere over an area at any point of time. 17 What are the elements of weather and climate? Answer: Temperature, atmospheric pressure, winds, humidity and precipitation are the elements of weather and climate. 18. Why air temperature decreases from equator to polar? Answer: Due to curvature of the earth, the amount of total energy received varies according to latitude. As a result, air temperature decreases from the equator towards the poles. 19. When do droughts happen? 20. Heatwaves. When do they happen? 21. Floods. When do they happen? 22. Human activity and how it impacts weather and climate? One of the reasons is climate change and the rising temperature of the Earth. Climate change is caused by both nature and humans. Greenhouse gases play a big part in global warming as they stop the heat leaving the Earth. 23. Do you know what weather is? Task 2. What natural phenomena can you name in these pictures?