FACTORS AFFECTING CLIMATE

Learn what shapes our weather and climate! Explore factors like latitude, altitude, and oceans.

PRETEST: Choose the correct answer to each item. 1. The average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds and clouds in area is the best description of? Climate Forecast Geography Weather 2. Which of the following is not a factor influencing climate? Altitude Latitude Longitude Ocean Current 3. Which of the following is true about latitude? Places located at high latitude receives less sunlight than places at low latitude. Places located at high latitude receives greater sunlight than places at low latitude. Places located at low latitude receives less sunlight than places at high latitude. Places in each latitude receives equal amount of sunlight. 4. What happens to the temperature of air when altitude increases? Decreases Increases Remains the same Varies 5. Why large bodies of water affect climate? Water heats up and cools more slowly than land. Water heats up and cools faster than land . Water and land cool at the same time. Water and land heat at the same rate. 6. Ocean currents flow in different direction, how does ocean current flow in northern hemisphere? Downward Clockwise Counterclockwise Upward 7. How does the windward side differ from the leeward side? The windward side receives more precipitation than leeward side The leeward side has more vegetation than the windward side The windward side receives more heat than the leeward side The leeward side receives more precipitation than the windward side 8. How does land topography affect climate? Places in windward side experiences lower temperature than leeward side Places in windward side experiences higher temperature than leeward side Places in leeward side has wet and dry season Places in windward side has dry season 9. Why Baguio City experiences cold weather even though Philippines is located near the equator? Because Baguio City is the Summer Capital of the Philippines Because Baguio City is located at higher altitude Because Baguio City is surrounded of mountains Because Baguio City has pine trees 10. How do ocean currents affect climate? Ocean currents that bring along cold water inland make the climate cold, while ocean currents that take along warm water to coastal areas make the climate warm. Ocean currents that bring along warm water inland make the climate cold, while ocean currents that take along cold water to coastal areas make the climate warm. As the temperature of water increases, temperature of air also increases Ocean currents bring cold and warm water around the world EDPUZZLE Go to Google Classroom and watch the Edpuzzle video about the Factors Affecting Climate and do the activities below. Activity 1: "WEATHER OR NOT" Tell whether the statement is describing a Climate or a Weather by clicking the statement and choose among the options. WEATHER It looks like it will get rain this week. Did you hear about the super typhoon Yolanda? In the Philippines, the coolest month falls in January with a mean temperature of 25.5 degree Celsius and the warmest month occurs in May with a mean temperature of 28.3 degree Celsius. Today's temperature is 30 degrees Celsius. There's 10 kph wind from North in Pasig City today. I looked out the window and decided to wear shorts. Describes the condition of the air outdoors at a certain place and time. CLIMATE Average rainfall in the Philippines varies from 965 mm to 4,064 mm annually. I'm moving to Baguio City from December to February. How will I know what to take for clothing? The average weather condition for a long period of time. Activity 2: "THE HIGHER, THE COLDER" 1. Which place is the coolest? Bacolod Baguio Laoag Manila Tacloban Tagaytay Zamboanga 2. Which place is the hottest? Bacolod Baguio Laoag Manila Tacloban Tagaytay Zamboanga 3. Which place is the highest? Bacolod Baguio Laoag Manila Tacloban Tagaytay Zamboanga 4. Based on the data above, what is the relationship between altitude and temperature of a place? (Answer in 1 sentence only) 5. How does altitude affect climate? (Answer in 1 sentence only) Activity 3: WINDWARD AND LEEWARD 1. What happens to water vapor as it rises over the mountain? It precipitates as rain. It condenses and forms cloud. It becomes dry. 2. Which side of the mountain experiences low temperature? windward leeward 3. Which side of the mountain experiences high temperature? windward leeward 4. What happens when air becomes warmer and drier as it moves down the leeward side? Cold air starts to absorb heat and becomes warm and dry. Cold air releases heat and becomes warm and dry. Cold air starts to absorb heat and becomes wet. 5. How does topography affect climate? (Answer in 1 sentence only) Activity 4: WHAT BRINGS OCEAN CURRENT? 1. Which among the ocean currents carry warm water? Oyashio East Australia East Greenland 2. Which among the ocean currents carry cold water? Kuroshio Mozambique West Australia 3. What kind of water does Greenland Current take along? Why? Cold water because it came from the North Pole. Cold water because it came from the South Pole Warm water because it came from the equator. 4. How does Kuroshio Current affect the northeastern part and southeastern part of Japan? Kuroshio Current brings warm water, thus, these parts of Japan experience warm climate. Kuroshio Current brings cold water, thus, these parts of Japan experience cold climate. Kuroshio Current does not affect these parts of Japan. 5. How do ocean currents affect climate? (Answer in 1 sentence only)