Utah Climate

Climate is...

• patterns in an area's weather over a long time

• weird weather

• sunny days

Elevation means...

• how cold something is

• how high land is compared to sea level

• where sea level is

Which 4 things affect Utah's climate?

• 1. elevation

  2. rain shadow

  3. distance from equator

  4.large bodies of water

• 1. rocky mountain region

  2. great basin

  3. colorado plateau

  4. desert

• 1. steppe climate

  2. temperate climate

  3. forest climate

  4. desert climate

• 1. rain

  2. snow

  3. sunny

  4. dry

What is the largest body of water in Utah?

• The Great Salt Lake

• Sevier Lake

• Colorado River

• Amazon River

Higher elevation means...

• cooler temperature

• warmer temperature

• more air

• less rain

What does a rain shadow do?

• one side of the mountain gets lots of rain, the other is dry

• one side of a mountain is steep, the other is not

• one side of the mountain is hotter than the other side

• one side of a mountain gets rain, the other gets snow

Utah can be called a desert because...

• it gets less than 10 inches of rain per year

• it has mountains and steppes

• it has lakes

• we have Arches national park

Which part of Utah gets the most precipitation (snow and rain)

• rocky mountain region

• great basin region

• colorado plateau region

• Salt Lake region