Explain how mountains affect weather and climate SPI 0507.8.2

Links verified 9/19/2014

1. Climate - systems that play a role in determining climate
2. Create a New Hawaiian Island - read the page then click on the link at the bottom of the page to experiment with these local effects on climate by creating a new Hawaiian island!
3. Difference Between Weather and Climate - from the About network
4. Difference Between Weather and Climate - after reading the difference read ten statements and decide if the statement described weather or climate
5. How do geographical features affect climate in Juneau Alaska? - from Wiki Answers
6. Interactive map of the various types of climate features on the Earth's surface
7. Introduction to Climate - Listing the general distinctions between weather and climate
8. Primary Influence on Climate - from InfoPlease
9. Secondary Influences on Climate - from InfoPlease
10. Weather vs Climate - [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
11. What is Climate Change - this begins with a discussion of the difference between weather and climate
12. What is the Difference Between Weather and Climate - posted by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
13. What is the Difference Between Weather and Climate - A laboratory experiment from the
    Little Shop of Physics at Colorado State University

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