1. Weather

2. Weather vs. Climate Weather: Short term, what’s happening this week in a specific location. Climate: Long term weather patterns. Decades to thousands of years.

3. Climate  Temperature  Precipitation  Uneven heating  Seasons  Earth’s rotation  Properties of air and water Fig. 6-5 p. 105

4. Seasons Fig. 6-7 p. 106

5. Factors Affecting the Earth’s Temperature  Changes in solar output  Changes in Earth’s albedo  Moderating effect of oceans  Clouds and water vapor  Air pollution

6. Albedo

7. Global Wind Patterns Coriolis effect in H 2 0 VaporCoriolis effect in H 2 0 Vapor

8. Air Circulation Fig. 6-10, p. 107 Fig. 6-8, p. 107

9. Transfer of energy by convection in the atmosphere. Convection occurs when matter warms, becomes less dense, and rises within its surroundings. This efficient means of heat transfer occurs in the planet’s interior, oceans, and atmosphere.

11. The Ocean Conveyor Belt

12.  animation animation  animation animation Fig. 6-2 p. 102 Cold and Warm Fronts

14. Tornado Formation http://esminfo.prenhall.com/science/geo animations/animations/Tornadoes.htmlhttp://esminfo.prenhall.com/science/geo animations/animations/Tornadoes.html

15. Hurricanes How_Katrina_Grew.asf

16. Short-Term Climate Changes: ENSO Fig. 6-12 p. 108

18. Global effects of an El Nino During 1996- 98 huge waves battered the California coast, and torrential rains caused widespread flooding and mudslides.

19. El Nino-La Nina El Nino Sea Surface TemperaturesEl Nino Sea Surface Temperatures El Nino wind,wmpave, and tempEl Nino wind,wmpave, and temp

20. Greenhouse Effect  Greenhouse gases Fig. 6-14 p. 110

21. Rain Shadow Effect  Microclimates Fig. 6-15 p. 110

23. Heat Islands Atlanta Heat Island

25. Generalized effects of altitude and latitude on climate and biomes. Parallel changes in vegetation type occur when we travel from the equator to the poles or from lowlands to mountaintops.

26. Biomes: Latitude and Altitude Fig. 6-18 p. 112 Refer to Fig. 6-17 p. 112