Climate Unit Assessment

Assess climate science knowledge! Covers weather, climate factors, regions, and impacts.

1. True or False: Weather and Climate are the same thing. True False 2. Use your Weather vs. Climate Venn Diagram to help you fill in the blanks of the following notes about Climate. Click on the blanks to pop up a word bank to choose your answer from. Climate is the general type of weather a place has over a long period of time.Climate is described in terms of temperature and precipitation.Some factors that influence climate are: ocean currents, winds, mountains, and latitude.There are 3 major climate zones: Polar, Temperate, and Tropical.Smaller climate regions within climate zones are called biomes. 3. Use your Factors that Influence Climate Notes to sort the following factors into the category that they influence (temperature or precipitation). Factors that Influence Temperature Latitude Altitude Distance from Oceans Lakes Ocean Currents Factors that Influence Precipitation Prevailing Winds Presence of Mountains Seasons 4. Use your Factors that Influence Climate Notes to match each factor below with its definition. Latitude Earth's surface is divided into 3 temperature zones based on this: Tropical, Polar, and Temperate. Altitude Climate factor because air temperature decreases as this increases. Distance from Oceans and Lakes Large bodies of water influence temperatures because water heats up and cools down more slowly than land. Ocean Currents Currents cool or warm air above them, bringing warm or cooled air to the land it touches. Prevailing Winds Carry warm, moist air or cool air over land. Presence of Mountains This in the path of prevailing winds influences where precipitation falls (think rain shadows). Seasons Sea and land breezes over a large region that change direction with these are called monsoons. 5. Use your Climate Regions Notes WS to identify the climate regions found on the map below. Be sure to use correct spelling (Hint: Use the key). Tropical wet Humid continental Tundra Mediterranean Highlands Arid 6. Which climate region has the following conditions?"Year-round heat, heavy rainfall, and dense forests called rainforests" Tundra Tropical Wet Arid Humid Continental 7. Which climate region has the following conditions?"Temperature falls as altitude increases - this region is colder than those that surround them" Tundra Tropical Wet Arid Highlands 8. Which climate region has the following conditions?"Constantly changing weather" Mediterranean Arid Humid Continental Tropical Wet 9. Which climate region has the following conditions?"Gets less than 25cm of rain every year; also called deserts" Arid Humid Continental Tundra Highlands 10. Sort the following examples into the correct categories (each category should have 2 examples). HINT: Think back to our Climate Change lessons as well as your action plan projects... Human Impacts on Climate Change Burning Fossil Fuels Deforestation Greenhouse Gases Carbon Dioxide Methane Gas Build up in the atmosphere creating a blanket causing temperatures to rise (global warming). Effects of Climate Change Sea Levels Rising Extreme Weather Actions against Climate Change Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Grow your own vegetables / Eat less meat 11. True or False: There are natural factors that have also influenced climate change. (Example: Volcanoes) True False 12. True of False: Global warming is something that we can easily fix in a short period of time. True False