Weather vs. Climate
Describes the average weather over a long time.
What is climate?
Measures how fast the wind is blowing.
What is an Anemometer?
The Earth is getting warmer.
What is global warming?
A climate-friendly way to travel.
What is biking or walking?
This zone is hot and wet all year round, near the equator.
What is the tropical zone?
Today is rainy, but last week was sunny.
What is weather?
The name of the ocean current that warms Europe.
What is the Gulf Stream?
This gas traps heat in the atmosphere.
What is carbon dioxide?
Turning off lights saves this.
What is energy?
This zone has four seasons, including cold winters and warm summers.
What is the temperate zone?
The short-term conditions of the atmosphere.
What is weather?
This moves heat around the globe through the oceans.
What is the global conveyor belt?
More extreme weather is a sign of this.
What is climate change?
An everyday item, often used once and tossed, is a major ocean polluter.
What is a plastic bag?
Very little rainfall throughout the year. Extreme temperature swings between day and night.
What is the dry zone?
Tells you how hot or cold it is.
What is a thermometer?
This imaginary line separates wind patterns between the northern and southern hemispheres.
What is the equator?
A climate change effect that threatens island nations and coastal cities.
What is rising sea levels?
These energy sources don’t release harmful greenhouse gases when generating electricity.
What are renewable energy sources?
Very cold temperatures year-round. Covered in ice, snow, or permafrost.
What is the polar zone?
This science looks at how average conditions change over time and affect living things.
What is climatology?
A weather event in the Pacific Ocean, which can disrupt weather patterns worldwide.
What is El Niño?
The total amount of greenhouse gases you create by your daily actions.
What is a carbon footprint?
An action which reduces waste by fixing broken items instead of throwing them away.
What is repairing or reusing?
Warm to hot summers and very cold winters. Often found in the interior of continents.
What is the continental zone?