The weather is closely related (联系) to our life. It is all around us all the time. It is an important part of our lives. We cannot control it, but it often controls how and1we live, what we do, what we wear and what we eat. Read this passage and learn2about the weather.
What is the weather?
The weather is just the state of the atmosphere3any time, such as temperature, wind, 4, sun, etc.
What makes the weather change?
As we know, not every place on the earth gets the same amount of sunlight. Some places get5sunlight, so it's warmer in those places. However, some places get little6no sunlight in winter. Then those places have lower temperatures. These differences in temperature make the air and water7around the earth. The movement helps to take the heat energy from the sun across the earth. So the8changes.
What's the difference between weather and climate?
Climate is a place's weather over a long time. The weather changes from day to day and9from hour to hour. It can be sunny in the morning and cold and wet in the afternoon. But the climate changes very10over lots of years.
