Key learning points

1. The weather is often different in each season.
2. Some types of weather can be described as cold, cloudy, windy, rainy or sunny.
3. The weather in autumn is often windy and rainy, and turns colder.
4. Temperature is how hot or cold something is.
5. A thermometer can be used to measure the temperature of different seasons.

Keywords

• Weather - Weather is what the conditions are like in a particular place at a particular time. For example, rain, wind or sun.

• Season - Seasons are periods of similar weather. In the UK there are four seasons (spring, summer, autumn and winter).

• Autumn - Autumn is the season after summer and before winter.

• Temperature - Temperature is a measure of how hot or cold something is.

• Thermometer - A thermometer is a piece of equipment for measuring temperature.

Common misconception