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Science Olympiad A2 2017
Weather or Not
A. Climate vs. Weather
1. Know difference between climate and weather.
2. Know what climate and weather have in common.
3. Ways of measuring each.
B. Climate Zones
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Know the different climates zones.
Know precipitation and temperature of climate zones.
Know latitudes and altitudes of different climate zones.
Know effects of bodies of water, mountains and wind on different
climates.
5. Identify pictures corresponding to differing climates such as what
Tropical Rain Forest or Polar Tundra look like.
6. Identify the different climate zones on a global map.
7. Describe climate in a given area.
C. Factors affecting climate
1. Prevailing winds
2. Earths tilt.
3. Ocean Currents or Gyres
4. Atmosphere and its layers
5. Solar radiation
6. Land surface
7. Ice
D. Climate Change
1. Global Warming
2. Greenhouse Effect
3. Rising sea levels
4. Carbon
5. Ways to slow Climate Change
E. Measuring Climate and Climate Data
1. How Climate Data is collected
2. Technology used to track climate.
3, Compare historical data with today’s climate data.
Important Terminology
almanac
climate zone
altitude
climograph
anemometer
continental climate
arid
desert
atmosphere
ecosystem
atmospheric pressure
El Nino
autumn
equator
barometer
equatorial zone
biome
equinox
carbon
exosphere
carbon cycle
fossil fuels
carbon dioxide
glacial periods
causes of ice ages
Global Average Temperature
chaparral
global warming
chlorofluorocarbons
grassland
climate
greenhouse effect
Gulf Stream
savannah
gyres
seasonal
heat index
solar radiation
humidity
southern oscillation
hydrometer
solstice
hydrosphere
spring
hygrometer
steppe
ice age
Stevenson Screen
ice cap climate
stratosphere
insolation
subarctic
interglacial periods
subtropical
La Nina
summer
latitude
taiga
maritime climate
temperate forest
moisture
temperate zone
ocean currents
temperature
ozone
thermograph
Paleoclimatology
thermometer
permafrost
trade winds
polar zone
Tropic of Cancer
population
Tropic of Capricorn
precipitation
tropical zone
prevailing winds
troposphere
rainfall
tundra
rainforest
udometer
satellites
water cycle
weather
winter
Websites:
nasa.gov
weatherforkids.org
weatherwizkids.com
ucar.edu
www.noaa.gov
www.climate.gov