Weather Instruments
Climate
Climate and Animals
Climate and Farming
Extreme weather
100
What tool measures air pressure?
Barometer
100
Which of the following do NOT affect the climate? Closeness to the equator, altitude, proximity to water, amount of land on earth, or geographic location on the earth?
Amount of land on Earth
100
Give an example of how climate will affect animal activity or body changes.
hibernation when cold (no food)
building a den to burrow
growing a thick coat or changing color
100
What is crop rotation, and why do farmers do it?
Farmers plant a different crop each year, or give the soil a break so the nutrients are replenished.
100
What is the extreme weather that is a very long period of dry weather?
drought
200
What tool measures wind speed?
Anemometer
200
What is the difference between climate and weather?
Weather is short-term periods and climate is long-term periods.
200
Why do some animals hibernate? How do they live without food for so long? (bears for example).
It is too cold, and there is not enough food for them to find in the winter.
They STORE food as fat or extra weight so they can survive in a den for the winter.
200
Some farmers need to do this when it is too hot. What is the name of it?
Irrigation
200
What type of extreme weather would a tornado fit into?
Windstorm
300
What is a weather vane used for?
To test wind direction
300
What does a climograph show or display?
Average temperature and precipitation for the year in an area or city.
300
What is seasonal migration?
The movement of animals from one region to another in response to seasonal changes, often for breeding or feeding.
300
Name 2 ways farmers can SUSTAIN their crops
Crop rotation
companion farming
minimal tillage
300
If an area receives a massive amount of snow in the winter, what could happen to the crops in the spring?
Flooding
400
What is the tool that measures temperature?
Thermometer
400
How does high elevation (high altitude) affect climate?
Higher areas with a high altitude are usually colder.
400
Why do birds migrate? List 2 reasons.
Move to a warmer climate
Reproduction
Food source
400
List 3 ways farmers can CONSERVE their crops.
Crop rotation
minimal tillage
cover crops
no chemicals
400
Name some ways a meteorologist might find data to report weather or extreme weather. Name 3.
weather stations
satellite photos
satellite maps
radar
weather balloons
computer data
500
What weather tool measures humidity?
Hygrometer
500
What are the 4 main climate zones, and which one has the same climate ALL YEAR?
4 zones are Polar, tropical, equatorial and temperate.
Equatorial (and tropical) areas have the same climate all year.
500
How does climate affect bird migration?
Climate determines WHEN the birds will migrate (timing).
500
How does climate affect agriculture?
climate affects humidity, precipitation and temperatures, which affect the types of plants we grow and how they grow.
500
Which form of precipitation is extreme weather that can destroy crops?
Flooding (from rain) or hail that destroys crops