Season
Climate
Weather
Zoning
Reading
100
Name the temperate seasons.
Summer, Winter, Autumn, Spring
100
What 2 climates does Rockhampton sit in?
Tropical and Subtropical
100
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is instantaneous and climate is long term.
100
What is the climate in Brisbane?
Subtropical
100
How would you describe this climate zone?
Subtropical - Wet and dry.
200
What causes the Seasons?
The tilt of the Earth 23.5 Degrees causes the seasons.
200
Name the 3 invisible lines that delineate the major climate zones.
Equator, Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer
200
Name 3 types of precipitation?
Hail, Sleet, Rain, Snow.
200
Describe the seasons in Darwin?
Wet season and Dry season.
200
What is the major factor that dictates wet or dry season?
Temperature, High temperature (Summer) is wet season, Low temperature (Winter) is dry season.
300
What are the Seasons in the Polar Zones?
Polar Day and Polar Night
300
What continent only has 1 climate?
Antarctica
300
Breeze and gale are common terms used to describe the speed of what?
The wind.
300
Explain an Arid Climate.
A region is arid when it is characterized by a severe lack of available water, to the extent of hindering or preventing the growth and development of plant and animal life.
300
Describe the conditions Beans might like (Planting in Cairns).
Dry and cooler temperature (20-25C).
400
If it is Spring in Australia, what is the season in Papua New Guinea?
Spring, both are in the Southern Hemisphere!
400
Which of the climate zones is closest to the Sun during the Summer Solstice?
Subtropics
400
Name 3 things that might be on a weather forecast?
Precipitation, humidity, wind speed, temperature, pressure.
400
Name Name 3 cities you would expect it to snow in each year.
Melbourne, Hobart and Canberra.
400
Name one way that we might be able to better grow our crops (Technology).
Weather forecasting, irrigation.
500
The day length is 18h Night, 6h Day. What season am I in if I live in a Temperate Climate?
Autumn
500
Which is the driest of all climates?
Polar
500
Wind blows from an area of ________ ________ to an area of ________ ________.
Wind blows from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.
500
In which city would you expect the greatest rainfall?
Cairns
500
What conditions do Chickpeas like to be planted (sowed in) and what conditions do they like to be harvested (picked) in?
Chick peas like to be planted in dry seasons (winter) and picked in before the wet seasons (spring).