Earth-Sun Relationships

What is weather?

• The condition of the atmosphere at one place and one time.

• Weather patterns that a place typically experiences over long periods of time.

• The water cycle

• The rotation of the earth

What is climate?

• Short term weather patterns

• A hot temperature

• Humidity

• Weather patterns that a place typically experiences over a long period of time.

What is one trip around the sun called?

• A rotation

• A revolution

• An eclipse

• An equinox

Why is the Greenhouse Effect necessary?

• It makes the earth warm enough for life.

• It keeps the earth cool.

• It makes water less salty

• It makes icebergs

Why is the temperature at the Equator always warm?

• Global warming affects it the most

• Ocean currents make it warm

• It receives direct sunlight year round

• It has lots of volcanoes

Why are the North and South Pole always cold?

• Storms make them cold

• They don't get enough direct sunlight to be warm

• Solar eclipses block the sun

• The other continents block the sun

What does "temperate" mean?

• Intense

• Unpredictable

• Dependable

• Mild

Why do most people live in the mid-latitude zones?

• The mid-latitude zones have temperate weather.

• The mid-latitude zones have four seasons.

• The mid-latitude zones are all forests.

• Both A and B

Why do the seasons change?

• The tilt of the earth changes, so the amount of sunlight changes.

• Volcanoes make them change

• The moon makes them change

• Oceans make them change

Why is it impossible for most plants to grow in the North and South Pole?

• It's too cold

• It's too dark

• Too many people

• Both A and B