Weather and Climate

Weather and Climate

How can weather and climate of a location change based on it's location?

DIRECTIONS:

• Use the information on today's quizizz to complete your worksheet

• Shade (lightly shade) your world map to match slide 18.

The short-term changes in the atmosphere.

​​Weather

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The average weather in a region over long periods of time.

​​Climate

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Weather

• The outdoor conditions at a specific time and place.

• Reported as a forecast.

• Measured and reported over a short period of time.

Climate

• The average weather conditions in a certain place over time.

• Reported as averages.

• Measured and recorded over a long period of time.

Classify each of the following examples as either weather or climate.

Multiple Choice

Weather or Climate: The high temperature in San Diego today was 75 degrees Fahrenheit.

• Weather.

• Climate.

Multiple Choice

Weather or Climate: It was foggy outside this morning.

• Weather.

• Climate.

Multiple Choice

Weather or Climate: Parts of the Sahara receive less than 2 cm of rain per year.

• Weather.

• Climate.

Multiple Choice

Weather or Climate: A violent tornado ripped through Oklahoma City.

• Weather.

• Climate.

Multiple Choice

Weather or Climate: Phoenix, Arizona has hot and dry summer months.

• Weather.

• Climate.

Multiple Choice

Weather or Climate: Winter weather is colder in Boston than in Houston.

• Weather.

• Climate.

Multiple Choice

Weather or Climate: There is a possibility of a flash flood today.

• Weather.

• Climate.

Multiple Choice

Weather or Climate: It was extremely windy today with gusts of 30 mph.

• Weather.

• Climate.

Multiple Choice

Weather or Climate: The rainy season in Costa Rica ranges from May to November.

• Weather.

• Climate.

Multiple Choice

Weather or Climate: The months between October and February are very cold and snowy in parts of Alaska.

• Weather.

• Climate.

Copy this map on your paper. Be sure to make it EXACTLY like the image.



Red for tropical
Yellow for temperate
Blue for polar

Label the north and south pole as well as the equator.

• located around the equator of earth

• ​Receives the most thermal energy (most heat)

• ​Ocean and land are very warm

• very damp conditions due to so much evaporation occuring here

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Tropical Zone

• located above and below the Tropical zone

• warm summer and cool winter 

• ​good amount of thermal energy received here

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Temperate Zone

• regions at the north and south poles

• VERY cold all year round.

• little thermal energy received here

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Polar Zone

Open Ended

Where do you see the warmest area? Explain why you believe this area is warmest?

Open Ended

Where do you see the coldest areas? Explain why you believe these areas are coldest?