TTO 2 - Climate factors

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Climate factors

Repeating chapter 5: Weather and climate

What factors influence climate? 

Drag the right answers to the box on the right.

Altitude

Latitude

Longitude

Ocean currents

Hurricanes

Distance from the sea

Prevailing wind

Air pressure belts

Precipitation

Which word belongs to the following sentence?

The Netherlands has no mountains, some places are even below sea level.

1. Low altitude
2. Low latitude
3. High altitude
4. High latitude

The higher above sea level, the colder it is.

How much colder does it get for every 100 meters you rise?

1. 6° C
2. 1° C
3. 0,6° C
4. 0,5° C

Machu Picchu is a famous place in Peru. The altitude is 2500 meters. A lot of tourists start at 1000 meter and hike to Machu Picchu. At the start it is 20 degrees celsius. What is the temperature at Machu Picchu?

1. -1 degrees
2. 5 degrees
3. 9 degrees
4. 11 degrees

The ..1.. the latitude the colder it is.
The ..2.. the altitude the colder it is.

1. 1 = higher 2 = higher
2. 1 = lower 2 = lower
3. 1 = higher 2 = lower
4. 1 = lower 2 = higher

Which type of rain do you often get near mountains?

1. Convectional rainfall
2. Relief rainfall
3. Frontal rainfall

High latitude means...

1. Close to the equator
2. North of the equator
3. far from the equator
4. South of the equator

Where are these climates?

Low latitude

high latitude

Drag the correct words and explanations to the correct place in the picture.

High latitude

Low latitude

Sun rays warm a large area

Sun rays warm a small area

It is warm here

It is cold here

The latitude also influences the seasons. At what latitude do we notice the biggest difference in seasons?

1. Around 10° N
2. Around 25° S
3. Around 50° N
4. Around 85° S

In December it is summer on the southern hemisphere. Why is this?

1. In december the southern hemisphere points towards the sun.
2. In december the southern hemisphere points away from the sun.
3. In december the southern hemisphere has a low air pressure.
4. It is not summer on the southern hemisphere in december.

Do we see different seasons in this climate graph?

1. Yes
2. No

Where can we find this climate?

1. Near the equator
2. Near the north or south pole

On what hemisphere is this climate?

1. Nothern hemisphere
2. Southern hemisphere
3. Near the equator
4. Near the north or south pole

The weather is more extreme in a maritime climates than in a continental climate

1. True
2. False

What is the difference between the maritime climate and continental climate?

1. The maritime climate has hotter summers
2. The continental climate has colder winters

How does the sea influence the maritime climate?
Explain what happens in summer and what happens in winter.

In The Netherlands, we have a maritime climate, but places in Canada at the same latitude have a continental climate.
Explain this difference. Use the term ocean current in your answer.

What direction does the prevailing wind in the Netherlands come from?

1. North-east
2. South-east
3. North-west
4. South-west

Look at the map. The arrow shows the prevailing wind.

Which place gets more precipitation, A or B?

1. Place A
2. Place B

Explain your answer to the previous question.
Which place gets more precipitation, A or B?

Make the correct combinations

Convectional rainfall

Relief rainfall

Frontal rainfall

Which of these three types of rainfall do we have most often here in The Netherlands?

1. Convectional rainfall
2. Relief rainfall
3. Frontal rainfall

What happens when a cold and warm air mass meet?

1. Cold air rises Thunderstorms form
2. Warm air rises Thunderstorms form
3. Cold air rises Frontal rainfall
4. Warm air rises Frontal rainfall

It is winter. Which words belong to high air pressure weather, and which words to with low air pressure weather?

High air pressure

Low air pressure

Snow

Sleet

Ice skating

Sunny

Sunny

Wind from the west

Wind from the east

Relatively warm day

Storm

What climate is this?

1. Equatorial
2. Mediterranean
3. Maritime
4. Continental

What climate is this?

1. Continental
2. Polar
3. Equatorial
4. Desert

What climate is this?

1. Continental
2. Mediterannean
3. Equatorial
4. Desert

What climate is this?

1. Tropical
2. Polar
3. Equatorial
4. Desert