Lesson 1: Climate
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Lessons 2: Climate Change
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Pattern of weather over a LONG PERIOD OF TIME 
What is CLIMATE?
100
Elevation is __.
What is HOW HIGH ABOVE the ground something is?
100
Climate change is __.
What is a CHANGE in
1. TEMPERATURE
2. PRECIPITATION
3. WEATHER PATTERNS over a long time
100
Which part of the mountain has a DRY CLIMATE?
Location 3
100
Which city is COOL in the summer and COLD in the winter?
City T
200
TWO parts of climate
What are
1. TEMPERATURE
2. PRECIPITATION?
200
Two ways LAND FEATURES affect climate.
What are
1. HIGHER ELEVATIONS tend to be COLDER
2. Tall mountains affect PRECIPITATION?
200
One way natural factors cause climate change
What is VOLCANOES release ASH that BLOCKS SUNLIGHT and the Earth's surface becomes COOLER?
200
Which picture shows a DESERT?
Pic 1 Pic 2 Both Neither
BOTH
200
Which city is WETTER / MORE HUMID?
CITY Q
300
THREE main climate regions on Earth
What are
1. POLAR
2. TEMPERATE
3. TROPICAL?
300
The way the SUN affects climate
What are
1. Areas CLOSE to the equator get the MOST ENERGY and are WARMER
2. Areas FAR from the equator get the LEAST ENERGY and are colder
300
The way humans cause climate change
What is
1. Humans BURN FUEL that produce GREENHOUSE GASES
2. Greenhouse gases TRAP HEAT
300
Temperatures in South Hackensack =
49°F 50°F 47°F 44°F 43°F
Which would be the best prediction for the temperature this week?
15°F 45°F 75°F 95°F
45°F
300
How has the glacier changed from 1780 to 2001?
A. Gotten bigger
B. Gotten smaller
Gotten Smaller
400
Describe a POLAR climate.
What are
1. VERY COLD
2. DRY?
400
Two ways OCEANS affect climate
What are
1. areas near the ocean get MORE PRECIPITATION
2. they have MILDER WINTERS and COOLER SUMMERS
400
Three things scientists learn by studying tree rings
What are
1. Tree's AGE
2. CLIMATE where the tree is located
3. CLIMATE CHANGES
400
High elevations tend to be colder. 
LAND FEATURES (Mountains)
500
Describe a TEMPERATE climate.
What are
1. MILD
2. BIG DIFFERENCES between SEASONS?
500
The way the ATMOSPHERE affects climate
What are
1. certain gases TRAP HEAT and WARM EARTH
2. the atmosphere keeps Earth's temperature STEADY so living things can survive
500
The types of plants that grow in dry climates
What are
1. SHORT GRASSES
2. SMALL BUSHES
500
Areas next to them get more rain
OCEAN
600
Describe a TROPICAL climate.
What are
1. WARM ALL YEAR
2. HUMID / Lots of PRECIPITATION?
600
the number of types of climates there are on Earth and the number of types of climate on the island of Hawaii
What are 14 on Earth and 10 in Hawaii?
600
The reason why forests don't grow in dry climates
What is
THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH RAIN?
600
This keeps the Earth's temperature steady. Without it, Earth would be a cold planet.
It traps gases to keep it warm.
ATMOSPHERE
700
The thing that determines whether a place will have a polar, temperate or tropical climate.
What is WHERE IT'S LOCATED / LATITUDE?
700
The difference between WEATHER and CLIMATE
What are
1. Weather describes conditions at ONE time.
2. Climate describes a PATTERN over a long time
700
The reason why trees don't grow in polar regions
What is the
SOIL below the surface STAYS FROZEN ALL YEAR?
700
Causes areas closest to the equator to get the MOST ENERGY and areas that are farther to get LESS ENERGY.
SUN
800
Latitude is __.
What is HOW FAR NORTH OR SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR a place is?
800
Gases that TRAP HEAT and keep the Earth WARM
What are GREENHOUSE GASES?
800
Which city is located in a POLAR CLIMATE ?
(Cold all year and Dry all year)
City S