What's the difference between weather and climate?
Weather changes quickly, a specific point in the atmosphere. Climate changes over long periods of time, larger scale
The Sun's rays hit the ... at ... angles, which makes that area receive a lot of ....
equator - right - heat
right - equator - heat
heat - right - equator
equator - heat - right
Latitude is...
The distance to cross borders
The distance between a point on Earth and the Equator
The distance from the Sun to the Equator
The distance between a point on Earth and the Meridian
Stacking these rocks gives them a higher ...
Climate
Altitude
Latitude
Longitude
The air in the atmosphere pushes on us. What is this called?
Atmospheric pressure
In the video that we watched, why did the ruler break when there was a newspaper placed on top of half of it?
Because it added A LOT of extra atmospheric pressure
It can be hard to breathe at high altitudes. This is because...
There is more air and less pressure
There is less air and less pressure
There is less are and more pressure
There is more air and more pressure
If Mike stands on the street outside and his friend Tom stands on the top of a mountain. Who experiences more atmospheric pressure?
Tom - There is more air and more pressure at higher altitude
Mike - There is more air and more pressure at lower altitude
On an isobar map, L stands for ... and H stands for ...
depressions - anticyclones
cyclones - depressions
anticyclones - depressions
depressions - cyclones
What's the weather like in an area that is experiencing a strong anticyclone?
It is most likely sunny and clear skies (It can be hot or cold)
What is the weather probably like in an area experiencing a strong depression?
Cloudy, rainy
The higher the altitude, the lower the atmospheric pressure
TRUE
FALSE
The map which shows us high and low pressure is an ...
Isolated map
Isotope map
Isobar map
Iso map
When air is heated, it expands and becomes ... and creates an area of ... pressure.
low - heavier
heavier - low
lighter - low
When are cools, it becomes denser and ... towards the surface, creating an area of ... pressure
rises - low
sinks - high
sinks - low
rises - high
It was very windy yesterday
Climate
Weather
