Environments
This environment is hot during the day and cold at night and receives less than 10 inches of rainfall per year.
What is a desert?
The long-term patterns of weather in any part of the world.
What is Climate?
Why do mountain peaks have snow on the top even during warm summer months?
Mountain peaks have high elevation. The higher the elevation the colder the air temperature. The cold air temperature allows snow to remain on the peak.
What weather factors affect climate zones?
Elevation, distance from a body of water, latitude (how close to the equator)
What climate zone has the warmest temperatures?
Tropical Climate Zone
This environment has unfertile soil, receives little rainfall, is extremely cold year round, and has ice all year round.
What is a tundra?
Invisible lines used to show how far north or south a location is.
What is Latitude?
What happens to warm, moist air as it rises up the western side of a mountain?
A) As the warm air rises up the western side of the mountain, it cools, and releases its moisture on the western side of the mountain.
B) As the warm air rises up the western side of a mountain, it cools, and releases it’s moisture on the eastern side of the mountain.
C) As the warm air rises up the western side of the mountain, it gets warmer, and holds the moisture on the top of the mountain range.
D) As the warm air rises up the western side of the mountain, it moves across the eastern side of the mountain and releases moisture as precipitation.
A
What climate zone is located in the mid latitudes and is known for having cold winters and hot summers?
The Earth's climate is defined as the average weather over a long period of time. Which continents are located in the polar climate zone?
Antarctica and Alaska
This environment has very low temperatures due to its high elevation. Has more rainfall on one side than the other.
What is a mountainous environment?
Which side of a mountain receives the greatest amount of rainfall? Explain your answer!
A) The side with the body of water
B) The side without the body of water
A, because the warm moist air cools quickly creating rain clouds that make it rain on the water side.
What climate zone is located near the north and south poles and is known for having ice all year round?
Polar Climate Zone
The climate of a region determines what plants and animals live there. The plants and animals have adaptations allowing them to survive in a particular climate. Which two factors determine the climate in a particular region?
A) Temperature and latitude
B) Precipitation and humidity
C) temperature and precipitation
D) Humidity and Air pressure
C
This environment is very humid, warm, and it rains daily.
What is a Rainforest?
Invisible lines used to show how far east or west a location is.
How will weather conditions most likely change as you climb up a mountain?
Air temperature will drop
What climate zone is known for being humid and hot or warm all year long?
The American Beaver has webbed feet, a broad flat tail for swimming, and a waterproof coat. Which environment is the American Beaver best suited for?
Swamp
This environment is very humid, a shrub filled wetland, with low elevation.
What is a Swamp?
What is temperate?
Evan watches the weather report on the news. The meteorologist states that an air mass formed over a tropical ocean is moving into the area where Evan lives. What type of weather can Evan expect?
A.) cold and dry B.) warm and wet
C.) warm and dry D.) cold and wet
B