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Table of Contents
Below is a list of all the worksheets included in this document.

1. Climate Facts
2. MATCH IT!
3. Climate Crossword
4. BINGO!
5. Shade the World
6. HOW I CAN HELP?
7. Climate or Weather?
8. FORESEE 2030
9. Raising Awareness
10. Climate vs. Season
11. 5-3-1

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 Climate Facts

Climates Zone Worldwide

Climate refers to a region's long-term weather patterns, usually

estimated over 30 years. More precisely, it is the average
variation of meteorological patterns over months to millions of
years. Weather variables such as temperature, humidity,
atmospheric conditions, breezes, and precipitation are just a few
factors that are primarily determined.

CLASSIFICATION
★ Climates are classified by average factors, the most common
being temperature and precipitation. The Köppen climate
classification was the most widely used categorization scheme.
★ The Thornthwaite system, which has been in use since 1948,
combines evapotranspiration with precipitation and temperature
data and is used to study biological diversity and how climate
change affects it.
★ The Bergeron and Spatial Synoptic Classification systems are
concerned with the origin of air masses that define a region's
climate.
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★ The study of old climates is known
as paleoclimatology.
★ Paleoclimatologists try to explain
climate variations in all parts of
the Earth above any given
geologic duration, beginning with
the formation of the Earth.
Study of Climates

★ Because there were few direct observations of climate before the

nineteenth century, paleoclimates are inferred from proxy
variables.
★ They entail non-biotic evidence like lake bed sediments and ice
cores, as well as biotic evidence like tree rings and coral.
Furthermore, climate models are numerical representations of
past, present, and future weather patterns. Climate change can
occur in both short and long time frames due to a variety of
factors. Moreover, the temperature rise is discussed in the
context of global warming, which causes redistribution.
INTERPRETATION
★ The weather averaged over a long
period is generally identified as
climate (from the Ancient Greek
‘inclination’). The current average
time frame is 30 years, but other
times are possible depending on
the situation. Climate statistics that
are not average include the extent
Global Surface of Temperature
of daily and year-to-year variations.
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 Climate Facts
★ The World Meteorological
Organization (WMO) defines
"climate normals" as "points of
reference used among climate
experts to draw comparisons of
different climatic trends to those of
the past or what is considered
typical."
Diagram of El Niño conditions.

★ A climate normal is the arithmetic average of a climate

component (e.g., temperature) over 30 years. A 30-year time
frame is used because it is long enough to filter whatever
inter-annual variation or discrepancies, such as the El
Niño-Southern Oscillation, while also short enough to
demonstrate longer climatological trends.
★ The WMO agreed in 1982 to update climate normals, which were
then completed using climate information from January 1, 1961,
to December 31, 1990. Furthermore, the climate normals from
1961 to 1990 serve as the baseline reference. The WMO will
publish the next set of climate normals from 1991 to 2010.
★ Apart from the most prevalent
meteorological parameters (air
temperature, pressure, precipitation,
and wind), moisture, visibility, fog
amount, radiation from the sun, soil
conditions, pan evaporation rate,
days of lightening, and days with
hail are also collected to track
World zones.
climate changes.
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TYPES OF CLIMATE
★ Climates types are tropical, desert/dry, temperate, polar, or
Mediterranean. A polar environment (also known as the boreal
climate) has long, cold winters and short summers. Around the
south and north poles.
★ There are four seasons in temperate climates. The majority of
European countries have such a climate.
★ Deserts are arid. In Saudi Arabia and several African countries,
they only have either one or two seasons. Tropical climates are
hot and have only two seasons: wet and dry. The Amazon
Rainforest in Brazil is an example of a tropical climate.
★ Summers in the Mediterranean are typically hot and dry, while
winters are cool and wet. Spain is an example of a country with a
Mediterranean climate.
CLIMATE: VARIABILITY AND CHANGE
★ Climate variability refers to variations in the mean state and other
characteristics of the weather "on all temporal and spatial scales
beyond the scope of specific weather patterns." Some variations
don't appear to be caused systematically and seem to occur
randomly.

A desert climate. The Polar climate in Antarctica.

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★ Moreover, this type of variation is
known as random variability or
interference. Periodic variability, on
the other hand, happens pretty
frequently and in various modes of
variability or climate change.
Temperature changes all over the world.

★ For instance, close correlations exist among natural climate

oscillations as well as astronomical variables along with modes
of distribution of heat. Substantial volcanic activity, impact
occurrences, abnormalities in climate temperature data, positive
response procedures, or anthropogenic emissions of
intoxicants, including greenhouse gases, may obscure
prevailing, historical, and paleoclimatological natural oscillations
in some cases.
★ The interpretations of climate variability, as well as the related
term global warming, have evolved. While the term "climate
change" now refers to long-term changes caused by humans, it
was first used in the 1960s to refer to what we now call "climate
variability," or climatological inconsistencies and anomalies.
★ Climate change is the variation in
regional or global climate zones over
time. It represents the variability or
means situation of an atmosphere
over time scales that tend to range to
millions of years. Such changes can
The greenhouse gases effect. be triggered by internal earth
processes, external forces, or, more
recently, human activity.
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★ For instance, the Earth has previously experienced periodic
climate shifts, which include the four major ice ages. These are
glacial periods with colder temperatures than usual, divided by
interglacial periods. During a glacial period, the concentration of
ice and snow raises the surface insolation, representing a more
significant portion of thermal light into space.
★ Moreover, increasing levels of greenhouse gases, including
those caused by volcanic eruptions, can raise global
temperatures and cause an interglacial period. The locations of
the continents, variations in the Earth's orbit, modifications in
solar output, and volcanism have all been proposed as causes
of volcanism of the ice age periods.

CLIMATE MODELS

★ Through a series of physics

equations, climate models
utilize quantitative techniques
to recreate the interrelations
and transmit radiant energy
between the atmosphere,
coastlines, land surface, and
glaciers. Climate Change Models.

★ Furthermore, they are used for a variety of purposes, ranging

from investigating the dynamics of the climate and weather
system to future climate projections.

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Climate Change Performance Index. Climate Carbon Cycle.

★ All climate models balance, or nearly balance, incoming energy

in the shape of shortwave (such as viewable) electromagnetic
energy to the Earth with outbound energy in the form of
longwave (infrared) electromagnetic waves from the Earth. Any
imbalance causes a change in the Earth's average temperature.
★ Climate models come in various resolutions, from 100 km to 1
km. High resolutions in worldwide climate models are
computationally demanding, and there are only a few global
datasets available. To study the effects of global warming on a
local scale, climate models can be adaptively or statistically
downscaled to regional geographic climate models.
★ In recent years, the most discussed topic is the implementation
of such models and their use to predict the effects of rising
levels of greenhouse gases found in the atmosphere,
particularly carbon dioxide. Models can range in complexity from
simple to complex. Moreover, a simple radiant heat transfer
model considers the Earth to be a specific element and
averages outgoing energy; this can be expanded either
vertically or horizontally.
★ Lastly, global climate models discretize and focus on solving the
full equations for energy and mass transfer, as well as radiant
exchange.
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MATCH IT!
A calamity is an incident that triggers tremendous loss. A
disaster is an unexpected accident or natural disaster that
causes severe damage or lives lost. Write or copy and
paste the appropriate definition of each natural
catastrophe and calamity listed below.

Greenhouse Gases Climate Change Global Warming Flooding

Drought Hurricane Melting Ice Rising Sea Levels

Mountain

A tropical storm with Happen whenever an

Heat is trapped in the A period of dry weather
sustained winds of that lasts long enough overflow of liquid
74 miles per hour or atmosphere, warming submerges normally
to compensate for the
higher. the planet. lack of water. dry land.

Long-term
Long-term increase A glacier system temperature and The volume of ocean
in global losing snow and ice. weather pattern water increases.
temperatures. shifts.

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ANSWER KEY

Greenhouse Gases Climate Change Global Warming Flooding

Long-term Happen whenever an

Heat is trapped in the Long-term increase
temperature and overflow of liquid
atmosphere, in global
weather pattern submerges normally
warming the planet. temperatures.
shifts. dry land.

Drought Hurricane Melting Ice Rising Sea Levels

Mountain

A period of dry weather A tropical storm with

that lasts long enough sustained winds of A glacier system The volume of ocean
to compensate for the 74 miles per hour or losing snow and ice. water increases.
lack of water. higher.

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