Climate Zones
Which climate zone has a low average of precipitation and a low average temperatures?
Polar
What type of weather can be seen during a high pressure system?
A high pressure system typically brings clear and sunny skies.
Which of the following environments would have the most precipitation?
a. tundra
b. swamp
c. desert
d. deciduous forest
B. Swamp (like our Florida Everglades)
What is the most common type of precipition that is part of a weather system in Florida?
Rain is the most common type of precipitation in Florida?
We made models of the water cycle using "Ziploc" bags, water and gravel. We closed the bags tightly and hung them in the window. What part of the water cycle would model water droplets starting to form at the top of our bag?
Condensation is beginning to form at the top of our bags, which represents clouds forming in our atmosphere.
Which climate zone has the most rainfall and the highest average temperatures?
Tropical
What type of weather can be seen on a low pressure day?
A low pressure system brings clouds and often precipition.
Which of these biomes would have the least amount of days with relative humidity of less than 15%
a. swamp
b. desert
c. grassland
d. rainforest
b. desert
What type of precipitation could possibly occur when a storm generates cumulonimbus clouds with strong, warm winds or thunder and lighting?
Hail could be produces with strong winds blowing the rain back into the clouds.
What is the source of most of the water in Earth's atmosphere?
Oceans are the source of most of the water that evaporates and then condenses in our atmosphere.
Which climate zone has low average rainfall and high average temperatures?
Desert
Meteorologist, Steve Weagle, is on the air telling my family to prepare for a hurricane. What would be the MOST important items for me to have to help keep my family safe?
batteries, flashlights, first aid kit, generator, canned food or non-perishable foods and water.
Which of these biomes would have the most days with relative humidity over 85%
a. deciduous forest
b. rainforest
c. tundra
d. desert
b. Rainforest
What type of precipitation occurs when the air in the atmosphere is below freezing?
It will snow when the air temperature is below freezing.
We made models of the water cycle using "Ziploc" bags. What part of the water cycle would be best represented by the water droplets sliding down the side of the bag?
Precipitation
Which climate zone includes four seasons and is in between the Polar Zone and the Tropical Zone?
Temperate.
After which type of weather condition would humidity percentages be the highest?
Humidity would be the highest folllowing a rainstorm and high temperatures, just like our Florida summers.
Explain how a desert biome and a tundra biome are similiar.
1. Both are in climate zones that have low averages of rainfall.
2. Both have low diversity of plant and animal life.
What type of precipitation might occur during winter months if the atmosphere is below freezing and there are NO strong winds to blow the precipitation back into the clouds.
Snow would occur if the atmosphere temperature was below freezing.
Beginning with water in a lake, what is the correct order of the water cycle.
Evaporation, condensation and precipitation.
Which climate zone is closest to the equator and is typically hot and humid year round?
Tropical
What is one of the most important reasons that we rely on meteorologists to predict the weather?
Meteorologists help us to prepare for all types of weather, especially dangerous situations. (Tornadoes, Blizzards, Hurricanes, Sunamis, etc)
Ocean currents effect climate zones. Florida is a coastal area with warm ocean currents. How do these warm currents effect our climate during the winter months?
How would a cold ocean current effect a different climate during the summer?
Warm ocean currents off of the coast of Florida keeps the weather warmer during the winter than other regions that are not near the warm ocean current.
A cold ocean current would make summers cooler than regions that are not close to the cold ocean current.
Which type of precipitation would occur if the air temperature is above freezing?
Rain occurs when the temperature is above freezing.
Draw and label the main parts of the water cycle, including arrows.
Check students' diagrams.