Climate
What is the Earth's Major external source of energy that drives weather and climate?
The sun
What mainly determines the three different climate zones on Earth?
Latitude
Is Mrs. Delili a huge UK Fan?
YES!! DUHHHH!!
Ocean Currents and wind patterns(air) on Earth both transfer heat in the same way. This heat transfer is called?
Convection
Would Oslo, Norway have a greater intensity of sunlight than Belem, Brazil? Explain
No Oslo is near the poles and Belem Brazil is near the Equator.
What is Climate?
the average weather over a long period of time
What is the difference between latitude and longitude?
Latitude runs east to west
Longitude run north to south
What is the name of Ms. Goldey Tarantula?
TICO
What is the main cause of ocean surface currents?
Wind
Which way do warm and cold currents move when referring to the Equator?
Warm moves away
Cold moves towards
Does this example show climate or weather?
In general, Texas is historically warmer than Kentucky.
Climate
What can you say is true about the relationship between location and temperature?
Closer to the equator =warmer temperatures
What are the seventh grade Science teachers names?
Mr. Cooper and Mrs. Caldwell
Water heats up and cools down more slowly than land.
True
What makes the Gulf Stream a warm current?
The current flows from the Gulf of Mexico bringing warm water from near the Equator.
Which of the following is not a climate zone?
Polar
Tropical
Temperate
Desert
Desert
The number of daylight hours affects a city's temperature because....
the more daylight hours, the more radiation from the sun, creating higher temperatures.
Does Ms.Goldey have a cat?
*Bonus what is his name?
Yes, Fat Louie
The Gulf Stream is an ocean current that travels from the southern tip of Florida along the eastern coast of the United States. What is the affect of the Gulf Stream along the Eastern Coast?
The coastal states have warmer air temperatures.
How do ocean currents affect the climate of coastal areas in different latitudes?
Warm or cools all coastal areas depending on the currents origins.
Tropical Zones are found near the___________ where sunlight is ____________ direct.
Equator, More
How does the shape of the Earth affect the intensity of the Sun and temperature?
The bulging equator receives the Sun's rays at the most direct angle, making the temperatures highest in this area.
What are the names of Mrs. Delili's two sons?
Mason and Drew
The California current is warm or cold?
Cold
Explain why cities near the Equator receive more intense Sunlight.
The equator bulges out causing it to be closer to the sun. The closer to the sun the less distance the suns rays have to travel, giving the equator more intense and direct sunlight.