Climate v. Weather
It rained yesterday is a statement about ________.
Weather
The most common unit for measuring temperature in the US.
What is degrees Fahrenheit (°F)
An example of a unit for measuring precipitation
A depth (inches, cm, or mm etc.) per amount of time (day, month, year, etc.)
One of the two wettest biomes on Earth
Tropical Rainforest or Temperate Rainforest
Scientific term for things are (or once were) living
Biotic
What is Climate
Tool used for measuring temperature
Thermometer
Forest biomes typically get ___________(more/less/the same) precipitation as grasslands and shrublands.
More
One of the two driest biomes on Earth
Desert or Tundra
The term for a measurement of how far north or south of the equator you are.
Latitude (unit is °N or °S)
The average summer temperature in DC based on 30 years of data is a statement about ________.
Climate
The metric or scientific unit for measuring temperature used by most of the world other than the US
What is degrees Celsius (°C)
More precipitation (or rain etc.)
Describes a region based on biotic factors, particularly the plants that grow there
Biome
Abiotic
You decided to visit Death Valley National Park in November to avoid the summer heat. Your decision is based on _________.
What is climate
As you move futher from the equator, the temperature of a region _________.
Decreases or gets colder
Tool used for measuring precipitation
Describes a region based on abiotic factors like temperature & precipitation
Climate Zone
Trees that drop their leaves in the winter
Deciduous
The rhyme/memory phrase we used to tell apart climate and weather
Climate is what you expect, weather is what you get
The freezing point of water
32 °F
0 °C
Areas that are more inland (further from the ocean) usually get _________.
Less precipitation (or rain etc.)
The biome Washington DC is in
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Permanently frozen soil in cold biomes
Permafrost