Earth’s Weather and Climate

Answer the main ideas

Bell work Question

• Earth’s atmosphere has five layers: troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere.

Question 1

• Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide help keep in the sun’s heat, but human activities are increasing these gases, which could lead to global warming, and other problems.

Question 2

• Solar radiation fuels our planet’s weather, which is affected by the interaction of temperature, air pressure, and the movement of air by convection currents.

Question 3

• Weather is the specific condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time.

Question 4

• Climate refers to average yearly weather patterns.

Question 5

• The five climate zones are polar, dry, tropical, subtropical, and continental.

Question 6

• Air masses take on the characteristics of the region where they form, and they play an important role in determining what the weather will be like.

Reflection

• The most important thing I learned about weather and climate from the video is _____________ because _____________