Climate and the Factors that Affect it: Explore and Explain

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Multiple Choice

What is the main difference between weather and climate?

• Weather refers to short-term conditions, while climate refers to long-term patterns

• Weather refers to long-term patterns, while climate refers to short-term conditions

• Weather and climate are the same thing

• Weather and climate are unrelated

I can...​

• differentiate between climate and weather​​

• explain how Earth's shape, tilt, and rotation affect climate​​

• describe how topographical features affect climate​​

• state how the ocean and the atmosphere affect climate​​

Climate and Factors that Affect it:
Explore and Explain​

Word Cloud

What is weather? Give some examples.

Rain Shadow

• Winds blow from the west, evaporating water from the Pacific Ocean.

• When these winds meet the coastal mountain range, the air is forced up, causing condensation and precipitation.

• On the other side of the mountains, a drier area is created due to the lack of moisture.

• This phenomenon is known as a rain shadow.

Multiple Choice

What is the phenomenon called when winds meet the coastal mountain range and cause condensation and precipitation?

• El Nino

• La Nina

• Rain Shadow

• Monsoon

Reorder

Reorder the following

• Humid air encounters a mountain range and begins to rise.

• Air cools and water vapor condenses.

• Precipitation occurs.

• Air descends down the mountain.

• Air warms and dries the land.

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Elevation and Climate

• Elevation plays a crucial role in determining climate.

• As altitude increases, temperature decreases at a rate of approximately 3.5°F per 1,000 feet.

  • This is due to the thinning of the atmosphere and reduced air pressure.

  • Higher elevations also experience more intense solar radiation, leading to cooler temperatures.

  • Mountains can create rain shadows, causing one side to be wetter and the other drier.

Climate and Land Elevation

• Lowest layer: Heat from land or water is transferred to the atmosphere by conduction.

• Convection is the process of warm air rising over cooler air.

• As it rises, the air expands and cools, resulting in decreased temperature.

• Land elevation affects temperature variations across different altitudes.

Multiple Choice

What is the process of warm air rising over cooler air?

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection

• Evaporation

Multiple Choice

What role does elevation (the higher you go up a mountain) play in determining climate?

• A. Changes the wind speed

• B. Changes temperature

• C. Causes more intense solar radiation

• D. Creates rain shadows

Climate and Coastal Areas

• Air masses near the ocean have more stable temperatures compared to those over land

• High Heat Capacity

• Circulate heat and energy, influencing the temperature and weather patterns in coastal areas.

• Global wind currents regulate coastal climates.

  • These wind patterns are influenced by the Earth's rotation and the distribution of land and water.

• They determine the temperature, humidity, and precipitation patterns along coastlines.

Multiple Select

What plays a role in regulating coastal climates? (select all that apply)

• Ocean currents

• The wind

• Heat energy absorbed by the ocean

• The number of plants in the area.

• The ability of the planet to retain heat energy​

• Gases in the atmosphere absorb the energy that Earth radiates

  • carbon dioxide and methane

• The absorption of these gases is known as the greenhouse effect.

• The temperature has gone up between 0.4⁰C and 0.8⁰C in the past 100 years.

Solar Radiation

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences weather and climate?

• Latitude

• Altitude

• Ocean Currents

• Number of plants

Multiple Choice

How does the greenhouse effect affect the Earth's temperature?

• It causes a decrease in temperature

• It has no effect on temperature

• It causes an increase in temperature

• It creates extreme weather conditions

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