Weather and Climate
What is weather?
The state of the atmosphere at a certain time and place as regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
What is the main reason we have seasons?
A) The distance from the sun
B) The spinning (rotation) of the earth
C) The tilt of the planet on its axis
D) Your location in the northern or southern hemisphere
C
If it is winter in the northern hemisphere, what season is it in the southern hemisphere?
Summer
What part of the earth gets the most sunlight?
The equator
What is Photosynthesis and why is it important for life on earth?
Plants take in carbon dioxide, sunlight and water to create its own energy and releases oxygen into the atmosphere
What is climate?
the weather in an area over a long period of time
If you are in the northern hemisphere and the earth is tilted TOWARDS the sun, what season would it be?
Summer
If it is december, what would the temperature/climate most likely be in New Zealand in the southern hemisphere?
Hot/warm because it is summer
What are LATITUDE lines? Which direction do they go?
Imaginary lines that divide the earth. They run east and west (left and right)
How does the atmosphere protect us from the sun's rays?
It absorbs and/or deflects the suns most harmful rays
Where on the globe would the weather and climate be colder than others?
A) Near the equator
B) Near the north and south poles
C) Northern Hemisphere
D) Southern Hemisphere
B
If you are in the southern hemisphere and the earth is tilted TOWARDS the sun, what season would it be?
Winter
Is it a good idea to go on a skiiing trip in new zealand in december? Why or why not?
Not a good idea because it would be summer in new zealand so there would not be any snow to ski on.
What are some reasons that places with the same latitude could have different climates?
longitude, close to oceans, etc.
Does the atmosphere help moderate the earth's temerature? Explain your answer
It does because it blocks some sunlight from heating up the earth too much and it also holds sunlight and heat in to warm things up at night
How much of the earths surface is covered by water?
A) 100%. B) 70%
C) 97% D) 50%
B) 70%
If you are in the northern hemisphere and the earth is tilted paralell to the sun, what season would it be?
Spring or Fall
What is the atmosphere?
a mixture of gases that surrounds the planet
What role do the sun and oceans have on the water cycle
the sun heats up the water which becomes vapor which rises into the atmosphere
How is the atmosphere part of the water cycle?
The water vapor rises into the atmosphere and it is held there until it returns to the earth as precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
WHY would it be hotter at the equator than it would be at the north or south pole?
DIRECT sunlight. compared to INDIRECT sunlight
What percentage of earths water is in the oceans?
A) 100%. B) 70%
C) 97% D) 50%
C)
What role does the atmosphere play in the water cycle
The water vapor rises into the atmosphere and condenses to become precipation (rain, snow, etc.)
What is CONVECTION?
WHAT ARE FLUIDS?
HOTTER FLUIDS RISE AND COOLER FLUIDS SINK.
(FLUIDS ARE LIQUIDS AND GASES)
Would we have weather if we didnt have an atmosphere?
No. With no air, there is no water vapor or wind, etc.