Standard: Relate the tilt of the Earth to the distribution of
sunlight throughout the year and its effect on climate.
Seasons, Climate, and Atmosphere test
Seasons: Science Court on Seasons, pg. 520 in your textbook, Atmosphere webquest
1. What causes seasons?
2. When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere what season is it in the southern hemisphere?
3. What is an equinox?
4. What is a solstice?
5. Label the diagram below to show what season it is in the Northern Hemisphere.
Make sure you know the difference between
rotation and revolution.
Rotation is ___________________________
____________________________________
Revolution is _________________________
Study!!
Climate: Bill Nye Climate, pg. 518-524 in your
textbook
LatitudeWeather Climate1. Why do places on the equator experience the same temperature year around?
2. What part of the Earth gets the least direct rays? What part gets the most direct rays?
3. How do prevailing winds affect climate?
4. Why does one side of a mountain get more rain than the other side usually?
Atmosphere-
Atmosphere Brainpop, Atmosphere webquest,
Atmosphere Bill Nye, pg,. 448– 457 in the textbook
1.
In what layer of the Atmosphere does weather occur?
2.
How does air pressure change as you get closer to the Earth?
3.
What is air pressure like high up on a mountain (at high altitudes)?
4. Why is the atmosphere important?
5. The two main ways the atmosphere is heated is by convection and
radiation.
Radiation is ___________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Convection is __________________________________________________________________________________
Study tools:
1. Complete the study guide. Read through it
5 times and then have someone quiz you. Review any questions you
missed while you were being quizzed. Continues studying until you
know all the information on the study guide.
2. Watch the study jam videos at http://studyjams.scholastic.com
- Climate and Seasons
- A Day on Earth
- Earth’s Atmosphere
After watching the videos take the quiz. Review any questions you missed.
3. Create flash cards for each term or question on the study guide. Review the flash cards until you
know every fact on them. Put a word on one side of the flash card and a definition on the other.
4. Complete the extra credit sheet and turn it in on Thursday.
Parent Signature: _________________________
If you parents saw you studying or studied with you for a minimum of 30 minutes have them sign
above. A signed study guide turned in on the day of the test is worth 4 points on the test.