Test Reviews - Climate & Weather

**[TEST REVIEWS ]** 1. Air pressure systems 2. WHAT CAUSES THE WEATHER 3. CLIMATE GRAPHS 4. RAINFALL 5. FACTORS INFLUENCING CLIMATE 6. MAJOR ZONES AND REGIONS Air pressure systems -- high and low pressures. 5 Questions to choose from. Q&A 1. **What is air pressure?** 2. **What are h...

**[TEST REVIEWS ]** 1. Air pressure systems 2. WHAT CAUSES THE WEATHER 3. CLIMATE GRAPHS 4. RAINFALL 5. FACTORS INFLUENCING CLIMATE 6. MAJOR ZONES AND REGIONS Air pressure systems -- high and low pressures. 5 Questions to choose from. Q&A 1. **What is air pressure?** 2. **What are high and low-pressure systems?** 3. **Why does high pressure usually bring good weather?** 4. **How do winds move between high and low-pressure areas?** 5. **What weather conditions are associated with a high-pressure system?** 6. **How do high and low-pressure systems affect temperature?** 7. **What happens to air in a high-pressure system?** 8. **How do weather forecasts use high and low-pressure systems?** 9. **What tools are used to measure air pressure?** 10. **Can high and low-pressure systems affect the wind speed?** WHAT CAUSES THE WEATHER The weather is caused by - the **sun** heating the ground - The ground warms the air which **rises** - Rising air leads to wind -- *air rises and replaced by cold air*. - ***Evaporation*** occurs -- water vapor - The rising air ***cools and then condenses*** -- **clouds** of water droplets form. - ***Rains*** CLIMATE GRAPHS: EITHER ALASKA OR BRAZIL to draw. Calculate *[average temperature and Annual rainfall]*. RAINFALL -- name them and label/describe them FACTORS INFLUENCING CLIMATE: 6 questions to choose from. Q&A 1. **How does latitude affect climate?** 2. **How do ocean currents influence climate?** 3. **How do mountains affect climate?** 4. **How do large bodies of water, like oceans or lakes, affect the climate?** 5. **What role does altitude play in climate?** 6. **How does the Earth's tilt affect climate?** 7. **What is the greenhouse effect and how does it influence the climate?** 8. **How do humans impact the climate?** 9. **Why do different places on Earth have different climates?** 10. **How does distance from the equator influence climate?** 11. **What is a climate zone?** MAJOR ZONES AND REGIONS. Refer to the Teacher notes. General definition for the different climate zones. Multiple choices on the characteristics of the different climate regions/subzones.