5th - Science Unit 7 Lesson 2

Question 0

The average weather pattern of a region

Answer 0

Climate

Question 1

The dry area on the leeward side of a mountain.

Answer 1

Rain shadow

Question 2

An ocean movement; a large stream of water that flows in the ocean.

Answer 2

Current

Question 3

An area on a map that uses color to show regions that share certain climates.

Answer 3

Climate zone

Question 4

Moves along the east coast of the United States and carries warm water from near the equator towards the poles.

Answer 4

Gulf Stream

Question 5

Every 2 to 7 years, the cold current sinks and stops pushing cold water up to the surface which causes a change in weather condions.

Answer 5

El Niño

Question 6

A weather condition in which the cold ocean current moves closer to the surface and the air pressure in the eastern Pacific Ocean increases.

Answer 6

La Niña

Question 7

Two variables that are important in determining climate are?

Answer 7

Temperature and rain fall

Question 8

A global variable that has a strong effect on climate?

Answer 8

Latitude

Question 9

Areas that share certain climates are grouped into the same?

Answer 9

Climate zone

Question 10

Areas along the equator are located in the?

Answer 10

Tropical zone

Question 11

Climate zones that have little precipitation and large daily temperature fluctuations are?

Answer 11

Dry or arid

Question 12

Climate zones located in the interior of a landmass are?

Answer 12

Continental climate zones

Question 13

A way to categorize an area’s climate is to describe the ____________ that grow there.

Answer 13

Plants

Question 14

Radiated heat from the Earth’s surface is __________ by the layer of greenhouse gases. Some of the heat then radiates back and warms Earth.

Answer 14

Absorbed

Question 15

Burning what increases the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere? This is also a factor that may contribute to what?

Answer 15

Fossil fuels; global warming

Question 16

The temperature of an inland city is usually ______ in the summer and _______ in winter than the temperature of the coastal city.

Answer 16

Warmer; cooler

Question 17

At a given latitude, the higher the altitude, the what the climate?

Answer 17

Cooler

Question 18

The climate on the ___________ side of a mountain is wetter and cooler than the climate on the _____________.

Answer 18

Windward, leeward

Question 19

What side of the mountain has a wetter and cooler climate?

Answer 19

Windward

Question 20

What side of the mountain has a hotter and drier climate?

Answer 20

Leeward

Question 21

A cold current along the coast of Peru causes air pressure to be __________ in the eastern Pacific than it is in the western Pacific.

Answer 21

Higher

Question 22

What type of climate does El Niño bring to the coasts of North America and South America?

Answer 22

Heavy rains

Question 23

What type of climate does La Niña to the coasts of North America and South America?

Answer 23

Dryer weather

Question 24

The type of weather that exists in a place over the long term is its?

Answer 24

Climate

Question 25

The two most important variables that determine climate are what?

Answer 25

Temperature and precipitation

Question 26

It is possible to predict the climate of an area if you know it's what?

Answer 26

Latitude

Question 27

Areas that share a certain climate are grouped into the same what?

Answer 27

Climate zone

Question 28

Areas near the equator have high temperatures and heavy precipitation during at least part of the year are in which climate zone?

Answer 28

Tropical climate zone

Question 29

Areas near the poles are in which climate zone?

Answer 29

Polar climate zone

Question 30

Areas located between the tropical and polar zones have what type of climates?

Answer 30

Temperate climates

Question 31

Other factors that affect climate include what?

Answer 31

Distance from a body of water, ocean currents, and altitude.

Question 32

How does the Gulf Stream affect climate?

Answer 32

The Gulf Stream carries warm water from the equator to the poles causing the climates to be milder near the coastal areas.

Question 33

What is El Niño? How often does it occur?

Answer 33

The cold current sinks and stops pushing the cold water up to the surface which causes an change in weather conditions. This happens every 2 to 7 years.

Question 34

What is the location and temperature of the Tropical Climate Zone?

Answer 34

The Tropical Climate Zone is from the equator to 30* north and south. The temperature remains fairly constant throughout the year - it is hot and wet.

Question 35

What is the location and temperature of the Polar Climate Zone?

Answer 35

The Polar Climate zone is located from the pole to 30*. The temperature is cold and dry - the harshest climates on Earth.

Question 36

What is the Temperate Climate Zone's location and temperature?

Answer 36

The Temperate Climate Zone is located from 30* to 60*. The temperatures are mild - often having four seasons.

Question 37

Why can multiple animal life survive in the Temperate Zones?

Answer 37

Due to the mild temperatures and medium precipitation levels.

Question 38

What type of air moves up and down the different sides of a mountain?

Answer 38

The windward side is warm and wet. The leeward side is hot and dry.

Question 39

What are the variables that determine climate?

Answer 39

Latitude, distance from water, ocean currents, winds, altitudes, and mountain ranges.

Question 40

What is the average temperature for each of the three different zones?

Answer 40

Tropical - hot and wet Temperate - mild and medium precipitation Polar - cold and dry

Question 41

Be able to read a diagram and identify the climates for Taiga, Tundra, and Rainforest. Page 385

Answer 41

Taiga - subarctic climate - cold and wet - known as "snow forest" - has trees Tundra - polar climate - cold and dry - colder than Taiga - has no trees Rainforest - tropical climate - hot and wet - has lots of plants/trees

Question 42

Be able to read a diagram of currents and identify the currents and temperatures. Page 386

Answer 42

California current - flows from north to south and is cold