weather and climate
What is weather?
The day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere.
Which sphere contains all the air surrounding Earth?
Atmosphere.
Humans burn these for energy
Fossil Fuels
What are ocean currents?
Large streams of moving water in the ocean
What animal is made for living in hot, dry climates?
A camel
What is climate?
The average weather patterns of a region over a long period of time.
Which sphere includes oceans, lakes, rivers, and groundwater?
Hydrosphere
sunlight
Name one factor that drives ocean currents
Wind, Earths rotation (Coriolis effect), or differences in water temperature and salinity
What animal is made for living in really cold climates?
Polar Bear
Scientists typically study climate over approximately how many years?
30 years
Which sphere contains glaciers, ice caps, and sea ice?
Cryosphere.
what happens when you burn fossil fuels
greenhouse gasses
How do ocean currents help regulate climate?
They transport warm water toward the poles and cold water toward the equator
Why are places near the equator usually warmer?
They get more sunlight
A city experiences a snowstorm this week. Does this event describe weather or climate?
Weather
Which sphere includes rocks, soil, mountains, and tectonic plates?
Lithosphere.
Whaat is it called when earth gets hotter overtime
global warming
Which ocean current makes western europe warmer?
The Gulfs Stream
Name one thing that can affect the climate of a place
Its loctaion, elevation, amount of sunlight, or how close it is to water
Explain why one unusually cold winter does not prove that climate change is not occurring.
Climate is measured over many years, while a cold winter is only a short-term weather event.
Explain one way the cryosphere and hydrosphere interact.
Melting glaciers and ice add water to oceans and can contribute to rising sea levels.
What is the term for when how much sunlight earth reflects
Albedo
What can freshwater from melting glaciers do to ocean currents?
It can change salinity and density and disrupt major currents
Why is climate important for plants and animals?
It affects where they can live