Weather & Climate CE

What is weather?

• When it is freezing cold all year round.

• The conditions of the atmosphere (air/sky) over a short period of time.

• The speed in which the wind travels.

• The atmosphere (air/sky) over long periods of time.

What is climate?

• The conditions of the atmosphere (air/sky) over a short period of time.

• The changing of weather throughout the day.

• The way in which we feel when it is hot or cold.

• The atmosphere (air/sky) over long periods of time.

What do you think is a desert climate?

• Very warm to hot summers, mild to cool winters.

• Hot and wet summer and dry winter.

• Hot and dry summer and winter.

• Hot and warm summer, mild and wet winter.

The Tropic of Cancer line is below the Tropic of Capricorn line?

• True

• False

The angle at which the earth tilts as it travels around the sun effects:

• the angle at which sun ray's reach earth's surface

• the changing of the seasons

• the number of daylight hours

• all of the above

The direction in which a place faces is known as its...?

• Altitude/height

• Ocean current

• Aspect

• Mountain barrier

What is the climate like at the top of a mountain compared to the bottom of a mountain?

• cooler

• wetter

• warmer

• hotter

The most familiar features of a places climate are there average...?

• temperature and rainfall

• rainfall and nature

• temperature and wildlife

• nature and wildlife

Which of these is NOT a factor that determines the climate of a place?

• ocean currents

• latitude

• the speed of light

• elevation/height

Climate covers...

• Larger areas than weather

• Smaller areas than weather