Climate & Climate Change

What is weather?

• The average weather conditions over a long period of time.
• The minute by minute conditions outside.

What is climate?

• The average weather conditions over a long period of time.
• The minute by minute conditions outside.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects climate?

• Distance from large bodies of water

• Latitude

• Altitude (elevation)

• Rainfall

What are the two factors that determine an areas climate? 

• elevation and precipitation
• precipitation and temperature
• latitude and topography
• topography and temperature

This climate that is characterized by average temperature that are near or below freezing and very low precipitation year-round

• temperate

• polar

• tropical

• desert

Which BEST describes why latitudes closest to the equator have warmer climates?

• they are at lower elevations
• they receive more solar energy
• they are nearer to ocean currents
• they get more winds that carry energy in the form of heat

Which climate zone do we live in?

• Temperate

• Tropical

• Polar

• Desert

Lands near water will usually be a little bit __________ in the summer and ________ in the winter. 

• cooler, warmer
• warmer, cooler
• warmer, warmer
• cooler, cooler

Which of the following have been linked to climate change?

• extreme weather

• rise in sea level

• melting of polar ice caps

• all of the above

What is the greenhouse effect?

• When our climate changes

• when the gases in Earth’s atmosphere trap and re-emit heat from the Sun to keep the planet warm

• the pattern of weather that occurs over time

• adding carbon dioxide into the atmosphere