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Science quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Label the 3 main climate zones on a map | Polar, Temperate, Tropical |
| How is water ranked in density | cold denser than warm, salty denser than fresh |
| What three conditions of the atmosphere must be discussed when describing weather conditions | Temperature, Precipitation, and wind |
| What are the other differences between climate and weather | Climate is much more long term than weather is |
| Explain how the curvature of the earth influences climate | Uneven heating of the earth leads to warmer temps at the equator, colder at the poles |
| What are the three main climate zones and how are they related to latitudinal banding? | Tropical, Temperate, and Polar… uneven heating creates these “bands” or zones of climate based on latitude. |
| Explain how local conditions like mountain ranges can influence climate by creating rainshadow desserts. | Bodies of Water, Elevation, Terrain (Mountains) influence climate. Air that hits a mountain has to rise over it. As the air rises, the moisture condenses/precipitates, leaving very dry air and a desert on the other side of the mountain. |
| How are air temperature, pressure, and wind related? | Warm air = less dense/low pressure Cold air = more dense/high pressure Wind = the movement of air from high pressure to low pressure. |
| What is the Coriolis effect? | Deflection of wind due to the spinning of the earth… this is why global winds are curved/not in the exact same direction across latitude. |
| Arrange the following in order of LEAST to MOST dense | Room temperature fresh water, 2 warm freshwater, 1 cold salty water, 4 room temperature salty water 3 |
| How are the ocean currents and the uneven heating of the earth connected? | Ocean currents redistribute heat around the earth. Different parts of the ocean are hit with different amounts of sunlight, and that difference is cycled all over the oceans. |
| Name two other reasons why ocean currents are so important to life on earth other than affecting climate. | Transportation, carries nutrients, different temperature water makes different habitats |
| How does the Cold California current coming from Alaska effect the climate of California? | Wind blowing over the cold Alaskan waters makes the nearby land cooler. |
| Your friend who lives in Florida says that climate change is real because it has already snowed in Florida twice this year, what would you say to them? | Climate is very long term. Two weather events does not mean the climate is shifting. |
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