Transcript Climate Patterns Lab

Climate Patterns Lab
Earth Science
Climate
Modified by Mrs. Costanza
Climate vs Weather
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Climate – overall view of a region’s
weather conditions over long periods of
time
Weather – short term conditions of the
atmosphere
Climate
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2. A regions average temperatures and
precipitation
3 & 4. World Climates
5 & 6. Climates of the United
States
What are factors that influence
climate type?
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Latitude
Elevation
Mountain Barriers
Ocean Currents
Prevailing Winds
Large Bodies of Water
Factor #1
Latitude
7-9. Average Annual World
Temperatures
What is the relationship between Latitude
and Average Annual Temperature?
Factor #2
Elevation
10-11. Altitude
and
Temperature
Which area of New
York State is
coolest? Why?
Factor #3
Mountain
Barriers
Orographic Uplift and Rain
Shadows
Orographic Uplift and Rain
Shadows
On your mountain diagram draw an arrow showing wind direction. Label
wet, dry, windward, leeward, adiabatic cooling, adiabatic heating.
Arid
Average
Precipitation in the
Western United
States
Please draw/mark the
following on your map:
1. Cascade and Sierra
Nevada Mountains in
black
2. Humid Area in Blue
3. Dry Area in Brown
Factor #4
Prevailing Winds and
Ocean Currents
60o
Ocean
Temperatures
of the Atlantic
North
America
30o
Africa
0o
South
America
17. Is there
warm water or
cool water
coming of the
East coast of
the North
America?
Ocean Currents from ESRT
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18. What are three things that determine
ocean current direction?
A. Surface winds
B. Density differences
C. Rotation of the earth
Factor #5
Nearness to a large
body of water
Climographs for two cities
100
90
Omaha, NB
80
New York, NY
Temp (F)
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Dec