Climate 3/13 to 4/7

Warm-ups

3/13 - Make a surface weather map from data shown on:

• Current Surface Wind and Temperature - earth.nullschool.net

1. Mark the high-pressure systems with an H.

2. Mark the low-pressure systems with an L.

3. Mark each front you see with a line.

   1. Mark lines you think are cold fronts with triangles and warm fronts with half circles in the direction of the wind.

4. Compare your map with Current US Surface Weather Map - weather.com

3/14 - On the Americas: Physical Map:

1. Outline the equator, 30° N, 30° S, 60° N, and 60° S latitude lines. (EWA pg.228)

   1. Put a label for each of the climate zones in the Pacific Ocean. (EWA pgs. 234-235)

2. Draw two arrows in each climate zone representing the global winds.

3. Label the global wind for an arrow in each climate zone.

3/15 - On the Americas: Physical Map from 3/14, determine the climates of South America:

• 1. Create a key that relates different colors to Hot & Wet, Warm & Wet, Cold & Wet, Hot & Dry, Warm & Dry, and Cold & Dry.

  2. Use the five steps color in the correct conditions for South America.

3/16 - On the Americas: Physical Map from 3/14, determine the climates of North America:

• 1. Create a key that relates different colors to temperature and humidity.

  2. Use Ocean Currents and the five steps to color in the correct conditions for North America.

3/17 - Describe the kinds of patterns you see from current Sulfur Dioxide concentrations across North America.

3/20 Work on Global Ice Viewer WS using Global Ice Viewer - climate.nasa.gov .

3/21 - Answer the following questions: (Old ES 468)

• 1. What are the three kinds of Milankovitch Cycles?

  2. What effects does each of the Milankovitch Cycles have on climate?

  3. How many years does it take for each to complete a cycle?

3/23 - Read "Research Station Rescue" on pg. 5 of ScienceWorld March 27, 2017 (yes, in the future!)

• 1. What is the problem?

  2. What does it mean for ice to calve?

  3. How can they fix the problem?

  4. Where is this taking place?

PhET Glaciers - phet.colorado.edu for Glacier Simulation WS (All 4 pages for an Honors Option credit)

You must follow these procedures for the simulation to start in the school's computer lab:

From the PhET Glaciers website, select the Download button > Select Keep in download box > Select download box .

3/24 - Read "What's in a Name" on pgs. 12-13 of ScienceWorld March 27, 2017

• 1. What group oversees the naming of new elements?

  2. How do you make a new element?

  3. What is the temporary name of a new element based?

  4. What are the 5 rules of naming?

4/3 - Pick three keywords you do not know from the Concepts to Know sheet. Define them on your KIMs sheet (keywords sheet). Work on the OAKS Science Practice Test WS with the practice test at oaksportal.org

Objectives

Climate

• Describe the effects of latitude, topography, elevation, global winds, large bodies of water, and ocean currents on climate

  • Predict the different climate conditions on any shape continent, on a planet otherwise just like earth.

• Describe the effects of climate change on the planet using past and present examples.

• List and explain the main forcings of climate change.

• Describe possible human forcings of climate change.