EXIT TICKET 11/7

1. While weather is short term, ​climate is a region's average weather over a long period.

2. ​The amount of sun at a given location is affected by Earth's tilt, movement, and shape.

3. ​Wind and water move heat around Earth, affecting how warm or wet a place is.

4. ​Mountains influence temperature and precipitation.

Weather & Climate

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​Weather is the temperature and precipitation at a specific time and place. Climate is a region’s average weather over a long period of time. Climate and weather are affected by the sun, location on Earth, wind, water, and mountains.

Understanding Weather & Climate

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Mountains also affect climate. The higher areas are colder than the lower elevations. Warm air blowing against a mountainside rises and cools. Clouds form, and precipitation falls on the side facing the wind. However, there is little moisture on the other side of the mountain. This effect creates a rain shadow, a dry area on the side of the mountain facing away from the direction of the wind.

Mountains

Multiple Choice

The "rain shadow" side of the mountain is called the leeward side. What are the conditions on the leeward side of a mountain?

• it is warm and dry

• it is wet & cool

• it is warm and wet

• it is cool and dry

Multiple Choice

The opposite side of the leeward side of a mountain is called the windward side. What are the conditions on the windward side of a mountain?

• it is warm and dry

• it is wet & cool

• it is warm and wet

• it is cool and dry

Multiple Choice

What causes the formation of a rain shadow?

• Warm and cool air masses colliding

• The rotation of the Earth on its tilted axis

• The expansion and cooling of air as it moves to higher elevation

• The movement of warm or cold air

Multiple Choice

Climate describes the atmospheric conditions in a place at a specific time. It changes rapidly

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

___________ describes the atmospheric conditions in a place at a specific time. It changes rapidly

• Precipitation

• Hook Echo

• Weather

• Prevailing Winds