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Chapter Two

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Weather conditions in our

environment

Welcome to Chapter Two. In Chapter One, you learned to
conserve home and school environments. In this chapter, you
will learn about weather conditions in your environment. You
will learn about one element of weather, namely temperature.

You will learn how to measure temperature. You will also learn
how to protect yourself from hot and cold conditions.

Meaning of weather

Weather refers to the condition of the atmosphere. Weather
conditions include temperature, rainfall, clouds, sunshine,
humidity, and wind. These are called elements of weather.

Temperature in our environment

A weather condition can either be hot or cold. This condition
is called temperature. Temperature is a measure of how hot
or cold something is. When temperature increases, it becomes
hot. When temperature decreases, it becomes cold.

Figure 1 Instrument for measuring temperature

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