WorksheetsUnderstanding Climate
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 16mins
The short-term state of the atmosphere (temperature, wind, rain, etc) that can change rapidly from minute-to-minute and hour to hour.
(a)
A long-term pattern of weather.
(a)
Regions of Earth that have predictable long-term and seasonal weather patterns (especially temperature and precipitation).
Weather Zones
Climate Zones
Latitude Zones
Longitude Zones
Any change to Earth’s atmosphere that disrupts the usually predictable, natural weather patterns in Earth's overall climate and its climate zones.
Weather
Forecast
Global Warming
Climate Change
The natural process of gases in Earth's atmosphere trapping the Sun's heat (life on Earth would not exist without this process that keeps the planet at a livable temperature).
(a)
When human activities release extra greenhouse gases into our atmosphere trapping too much of the sun’s heat and leading to global warming = (a) Greenhouse Effect.
What are fossil fuels?
Renewable energy sources that are burned for fuel
Non-renewable energy sources that are burned for fuel
What are examples of fossil fuels that are burned for fuel? Select all that apply.
Coal
Natural Gas
Solar
Crude Oil
What are three main greenhouse gases in our atmosphere? Select all that apply.
Methane
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
Water Vapor
The heating of Earth's overall climate system (starting with the Industrial Revolution when humans began burning fossil fuels) due to the release of too many greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
(a)
A climate zone which consists of cool and dry summers and very and cold and dry winters, which results in treeless tundra, glaciers, or a permanent or semi-permanent layer of ice.
Arid
Temperate
Polar
Tropical
Which country is a example of a temperate climate?
Australia
France
Chile
Greenland
Which country has an arid climate?
Canada
Russia
Egypt
Philippines
A climate zone that is hot and wet all year round - Example: Costa Rica
(a)
What are the THREE cells in each hemisphere that make up the atmospheric circulation through the troposphere.
Ferrel cell
Hadley cell
Farley Cell
Polar cell
This movement of air is caused by ___________, meaning that the sun heats the earth unevenly, with the Equator receiving the most concentrated dose of heat.
Different heating
Differential heating
Heat movement
Atmospheric heating
Which cell is found circulating in our atmosphere between the Equator (0°) and 30° North and South.
Hadley Cell
Ferrel Cell
Polar Cell
A warm ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico, north east through the Atlantic ocean and is reached Northwest Europe, providing us with increased warmth.
(a)
The electromagnetic radiation emitted by the sun.
Solar radiation
Sun beams
Sun rads
What are the factors impacting climate zones. Select all that apply.
Latitude
Altitude
Ocean Currents
Wind and Air Masses
Most radiation is absorbed by the Earth's surface and warms it.
True
False
Some of the radiation from the sun that passes through the atmosphere is absorbed and re-emitted in all directions. What causes this to happen?
Greenhouse gas molecules
O-zone layer
Stratosphere
