Weather and Climate

Factors Affecting Climate

How can we predict an area's climate?

Review - Climate

• Climate describes weather patterns over a long period of time.

• Climate includes temperature and precipitation.

• Climate describes how things usually are.

Multiple Choice

How hot or cold something is

• Temperature

• Precipitation

Multiple Choice

Water falling from the sky

• Temperature

• Precipitation

Multiple Choice

Today it will be hot and sunny.

• Climate

• Weather

Multiple Choice

Summers here are usually hot and sunny.

• Climate

• Weather

Distance from the Equator

Multiple Choice

The coldest places on Earth are near _______.

• The Equator

• The Poles

Multiple Choice

The warmest places on Earth are near _______.

• The Equator

• The Poles

Open Ended

Where would you predict warmer temperatures, Massachusetts or Florida?

I would predict warmer temperatures in _____ because _______.

Distance from the Ocean

• Places near the ocean get more precipitation.

• Places near the ocean have more constant temperatures.

Multiple Choice

Places near the ocean have...

• More Precipitation

• Less Precipitation

Multiple Choice

Places near the ocean have...

• Variable temperatures

• Constant temperatures

Open Ended

Where would you predict more precipitation - in Boston or in Kansas?

I would predict more precipitation in ____ because _____.

Distance from Sea Level

• Mountain tops are colder than flat land.

• Mountains get more precipitation than flat land.

Multiple Choice

The top of a mountain is ____ than the area below it.

• Colder

• Hotter

Multiple Choice

The top of a mountain is ____ than the area below it.

• Drier

• Wetter

Multiple Choice

We measure elevation as the distance from ____.

• Earth's Core

• Sea Level

Open Ended

Where would you predict more snow - on top of a mountain or on flat land?

I would predict more snow on ____ because ____.

Open Ended

We know that Boston has cold temperatures and lots of rainfall.

Choose one factor to explain why.

Boston has ______ because ______.