Climate Practice
True/False 1.______ The troposphere is the lower 10 km of the atmosphere. 2.______ Black clothing absorbs heat energy faster than white clothing 3.______ Cold air can hold more moisture than warm air. 4.______ Solar energy reaches Earth by radiation. 5.______ Water Vapour, Carbon Dioxide, and Methane are Greenhouse gases. 6.______ A climograph shows daily temperature and precipitation. 7.______ The greenhouse effect is a natural effect 8.______ Thermal energy is moved by ocean currents. 9.______ Thermal energy is moved by air 10.______ Biomes describe the climate and plant/animal life for a large region T T T T T T F F T T
1.______ a distance, in degrees, north or south of the equator 2.______ Infrared Radiation 3.______ a circular ocean current 4.______ objects are heated by contact. 5.______ great rivers in Earth’s oceans 6.______ ribbon of rapidly moving air 7.______ move energy in the air from the equator to the poles 8.______ a factor that helps maintain Earth’s energy balance, absorbs infrared radiation and, when present, reflects solar energy back into space A.gyre B.conduction C.latitude D.cloud cover E. ocean currents F. Thermal Energy G. jet stream H. Air Currents Matching A F C E B H G D
Knowledge What are the two ways that thermal energy is moved around the earth? [K-2] Air and Ocean Currents
Knowledge What are two factors that create ocean currents? [K-2] Salt, Temperature and Wind (any three)
Knowledge What is the difference between Weather and Climate [K-2] Weather is local and daily: it includes temperature, precipitation, wind, Pressure, and humidity Climate is for a larger region (with similar plant/animal life) and yearly. It includes monthly precipitation and average monthly temperature
Create a Climograph
Climograph 1. What month had the most precipitation? December 2. What month had the least precipitation? July 3. What is the coldest month? January 4. What is the warmest month? July 5. What types of winters does this biome experiences (examples mild, wet, cold, dry, cold with lots of snow….) Mild(cold) and Wet Winters with Warm and Dry Summers.
Climograph 6. Using your Climograph describe the type of Biome (Plant & Animal Life). [MC- 3] answers will vary. Should include types of plants that like dry and warm summers, with a long growing season. Strong evidence that it is the prairies.
Climograph 7.How would the biome change if all the monthly temperatures were increased by 4oC. [MC-2] There would no longer be snow, humidity will increase so less precipitation.
This is a photo of the ocean currents in the Gulf of Mexico. When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, a lot of debris was tossed into the Gulf 1. What would happen to debris stuck in the eddy flow? (2 marks) Get trapped, then move along the currents to Florida or get stuck in New Orleans. 2. Where else in the world could the debris end up? Put a star on the map of the world where it may appear. (1 mark) Anywhere
a) Which current would be colder, the Labrador current or the Norway current? b)Explain why? The Labrador current is colder because it comes from the north pole. The Norway Current is powered by the gulf Stream which is a powerful warm current.
WATER CYCLE Label your diagram with the following terms: evaporation, precipitation, transpiration, condensation e c t p