Understanding Weather and Climate

Factors Affecting the Weather and Climate

At the end of this lesson, you are expected to name and explain them all.

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The arrow above the water is coming down and is blue because

• the water is warm so it warms the air and warm air sinks.

• the water is cold so it warms the air and cool air sinks.

• the water is cold so it cools the air and cool air sinks.

• the water is warm so it warms the air and cool air sinks.

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The arrow above the land is going up and is red because

• the land is warm so it warms the air and warm air rises.

• the land is cold so it warms the air and cool air sinks.

• the land is cold so it cools the air and cool air sinks.

• the land is warm so it warms the air and cool air rises.

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The H pressure area involves cold air moving _____________ and is near the _____________.

• down ; land

• up ; water

• down ; water

• up ; land

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Air moves from areas of ____ pressure to areas of _____ pressure.

• H ; H

• L ; H

• L ; L

• H ; L

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H pressure areas involve cold, __________ ______________ air pushing down.

• less dense

• warm dense

• more dense

• less cool

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The arrow above the land is coming down and is blue because

• the land is warm so it warms the air and warm air sinks.

• the land is cool so it cools the air and cool air sinks.

• the water is warm so it cools the air and warm air sinks.

• the land is warm so it warms the air and cool air sinks.

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The arrow above the water is going up and is red because

• the water is warm so it warms the air and warm air sinks.

• the water is warm so it cools the air and cool air sinks.

• the water is warm so it warms the air and warm air rises.

• the land is warm so it warms the air and cool air sinks.

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You observe a falling barometer reading. What does it tell about the weather?

• low pressure

• high pressure

• fine weather

• stormy weather

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Any form of water that falls from clouds is called

• dew

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

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Scientists who study weather and try to predict it are called

• astronomers

• climatologists

• meteorologists

• weatherologists

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The average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in area is the best description of?

• A. Climate

• B. Forecast

• C. Geography

• D. Weather

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.    _____ is caused by the difference between high and low pressure areas.     

• High Pressure

• Low Pressure

• Wind

• Jet Stream

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Warm air rises causing less pressure on Earth

• High Pressure

• Low Pressure

• Wind

• Jet Stream

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Name that Breeze

• Sea Breeze

• Land Breeze

• Valley Breeze

• MOuntain Breeze

SET A TIMER!

Eat snacks, drink water, and come back after 5 minutes.

Kindly take a walk.

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Which BEST describes why latitudes closest to the equator have warmer climates?

• they are at lower elevations

• they receive more solar energy

• they are nearer to ocean currents

• they get more winds that carry energy in the form of heat

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What is the measure of distance in degrees north and south from the equator?

• latitude

• longitude

• elevation

• topography

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What is the height of an area above sea level?

• elevation

• topography

• latitude

• longitude

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Which sentence best describes how latitude and temperature are related?

• LOWER latitude = COLDER air temperature

• HIGHER latitude = COLDER air temperature

• HIGHER latitude = WARMER temperatures

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What is the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?

• climate

• temperature

• elevation

• precipitation

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What is the climate of the top of a mountain like as compared to the bottom of the mountain?

• warmer

• cooler

• drier

• wetter

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What is the difference between climate and weather?

•  Climate averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while weather describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.

•  Weather averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while Climate describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.

• Climate describes the weather conditions at night, while weather describes the conditions during the daytime.

•  There is not a difference between climate and weather.

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Which factor causes Ocean currents?

• Earth's rotation

• air pressure changes

• water temperature differences

• all of the above

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Which of the following is not a factor influencing climate?

• A. Altitude

• B. Latitude

• C. Longitude

• D. Ocean Current

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Why large bodies of water affect climate?

• A. Water heats up and cools more slowly than land.

• B. Water heats up and cools faster than land.

• C. Water and land cool at the same time

• D. Water and land heat at the same rate

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How does land topography affect climate?

• A. Places in windward side experiences lower temperature than leeward side

• B. Places in windward side experiences higher temperature than leeward side

• C. Places in leeward side has wet and dry season.

• D. Places in windward side has dry season.

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How do ocean currents affect climate?

• A. Ocean currents that bring along cold water inland make the climate cold, while ocean currents that take along warm water to coastal areas makes the climate warm.

• B. Ocean currents that bring along warm water inland make the climate cold, while ocean currents that take along cold water to coastal areas makes the climate warm.

• C. As the temperature of water increases, temperature of air also increases.

• D. Ocean currents bring cold and warm water around the world.

Eat snacks, drink water, and come back after 10 minutes.

Kindly take a walk.

Multiple Choice

What does this device show?

• a change in temperature

• a change in humidity

• wind speed

• the amount of rainfall

Multiple Choice

From which direction is the wind blowing in this picture?

• north
• east
• south
• west

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Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?

• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960

• Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide

• humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels

• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960

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What type of instrument measures the humidity in the air?

• hygrometer
• barometer
• anemometer
• rain gauge

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Which of the following have been changed or altered due to climate change ?

• droughts

• flooding

• melting of polar ice caps

• all of the above

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This weather instrument is a...

• anemometer
• barometer
• wind vane
• thermometer

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 What is the greenhouse effect?

• The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.

• The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.

• The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

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This weather instrument is a...

• rain gauge
• U.F.O.
• satellite
• anemometer

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The amount of carbon dioxide CO₂ in the atmosphere is decreasing. 

• True

• False

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This weather instrument is a...

• anemometer
• Christmas ornament
• wind vane
• barometer

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Possible human solutions for limiting global warming and climate change are...

• being more energy-efficient

• using renewable sources of energy

• removing carbon from fossil fuel emissions

• all of the above

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This weather instrument is an...

• wind vane
• anemometer
• barometer
• thermometer

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Which is a natural source of greenhouse gases?

• aerosols

• deforestation

• volcanic eruptions

• burning fossil fuels

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What does the wind vane point towards.

• Where the wind is coming from
• Where the wind is blowing to
• the sun
• the moon 

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Which of the following is contributing to an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

• deforestation

• photosynthesis

• oceans

• all of the above

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What instrument measures wind speed?

• thermometer 
• wind vane
• barometer
• anemometer 

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Things you can do to help decrease global warming include:

• Eat more ice cream.

• Keep your freezer door open.

• Keep your air conditioner on high.

• Turn off your lights when you’re not using them.

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What instrument measures air pressure?

• barometer
• hydrometer 
• rain gauge
• anemometer 

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Which of the following is an example of a greenhouse gas?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Neon

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What instrument measures temperature?

• rain gauge 
• hydrometer
• thermometer 
• wind vane

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It is the gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and other pollutants. What is it?

• A. climate change

• B. global warming

• C. Pollution

• D. El Nino

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What instrument measures the humidity?

• anemometer
• rain gauge 
• barometer
• hygrometer 

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What is a long-term change in the average weather patterns that have come to define Earth's local, regional and global climates?

• climate change

• global warming

• pollution

• greenhouse effect

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A rain gauge measures what?

• Air pressure
• Wind speed
  wind speed
• Amount of rain fall
• Wind direction

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Everyone has a carbon footprint.

• true 

• false

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The weather forecast tomorrow says there will be a 15 mph northeast wind and a high temperature of 52 degrees. What three instruments will a meteorologist use to make this prediction?

• anemometer, wind vane, thermometer
• barometer, hygrometer, wind vane
• thermometer, satellite image, hygrometer
• wind vane, satellite image, barometer

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T/F: Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere

• True

• False

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It is a device that uses a laser or other light source to determine the height of a cloud ceiling or cloud

base.

• Ceilometer

• Hygrometer

• Anemometer

• Barometer

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Identify the weather instrument shown in the picture.

• Anemometer

• Barometer

• Hygrometer

• Wind Vane

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Identify the weather instrument shown in the picture.

• Anemometer

• Barometer

• Hygrometer

• Wind Vane

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Identify the weather instrument shown in the picture.

• Anemometer

• Barometer

• Hygrometer

• Wind Vane

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Identify the weather instrument shown in the picture.

• Anemometer

• Barometer

• Hygrometer

• Wind Vane

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What does an anemometer measure?

• air pressure

• humidity

• wind direction

• wind speed

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What does a hygrometer measure?

• air pressure

• humidity

• wind direction

• wind speed

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What does a wind vane determine?

• air pressure

• humidity

• wind direction

• wind speed

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What does a barometer measure?

• air pressure

• humidity

• wind direction

• wind speed

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How does an anemometer spin when the wind is strong?

• fast

• slow

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What is the barometer reading during a wet, stormy weather?

• high

• low

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What is the hygrometer reading if the air is cool and dry?

• high

• low

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If the wind is blowing from the north, in which direction will the arrow of the wind vane point?

• North

• South

• East

• West

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What air pressure system is described below:

Warm moist air

Rising (upward)

Converging (Inward)

Cloudy, rainy, and stormy

• High air pressure

• Low air pressure

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What air pressure system is described below:

Cold dry air

Sinking (downward)

Diverging (outward)

Calm, clear, and sunny

• High air pressure

• Low air pressure

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One of the best ways I personally can help climate change is to..

• Throw my water bottles in the trash

• Get a bigger car

• Drive more

• Ride a bike

Match

Combat climate change by... Match the following.

• trees

• plastic, glass

• skateboard, bikes or scooters

• turn lights off when not needed

• solar panels if you can

plant more

recycle more

ride more

always

get

• plant more

• recycle more

• ride more

• always

• get

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Eating less meat is helpful for climate change because?

• cows make methane

• cows are too cute to eat

• cows eat grass

• cows are too big

Drag and Drop

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will affect ​

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. California will experience ​

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and heat. Another problem with climate change is wild ​ . They make it ​

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to breathe. Storms will become more ​

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and cause disasters. Luckily, if we all work together we can make the problems less severe.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

change

everyone

flooding

difficult

extreme

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Climate change is caused by people..... choose all that are correct.

• Using electricity that came from a power plant.

• Cars that create pollution.

• Fires that make carbon dioxide.

• Earth center being hot.

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As climate change causes the ice to melt, what happens to the Earth?

• California gets colder.

• The ocean gains water and it gets bigger

• Antarctica gets larger

• Alaska gets more snow.

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What can the government do to reverse climate change?

choose all that are correct

• help people buy electric cars

• give people recycling bins

• help people move to safer areas to live

• build bigger roads for all the cars

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What is the definition of weather?

• The condition of the air/atmosphere around the Earth

• The pattern of weather over time

• Rain and Snow

• When water falls from the sky

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What is the definition of climate?

• The condition of the air around the Earth

• The rainforest

• The pattern of weather over time

• How hot it is in a certain place

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What are examples of renewable energy sources?

• Solar

• Wind

• Coal

• Gas

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What are examples of non-renewable energy sources?

• Geothermal

• Coal

• Oil

• Hydro

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What types of data have scientists collected related to climate change?

• Measuring Earth’s current temperature and CO2

• Examining ice/glacier melting

• Taking educated guesses

• The ice caps are getting bigger/growing

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In the 1800's why did CO2 levels increase significantly?

• New factories were being built that caused more pollution

• The civil war caused more pollution

• Scientists figured out how to clean up pollution in the air

• It did not increase

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What are some potential consequences of climate change?

• The sea levels will rise putting seaside towns and cities at risk of drowning

• The sea levels will drop putting seaside towns and cities at risk of drowning

• More extreme weather

• Animals will be able to adapt to the changes