Climate
Climate
WEEK 4
BY: SIR D.
LEARNING
COMPETENCY:
The learners should be able
to describe certain climatic
phenomena that occur on a
global level.
REVIEW:
Climate is the overall
atmospheric condition of a place
for period years or more. Climate
is influenced by latitude,
altitude, distance from bodies
of water, ocean currents, and
topography.
Below are some quotations from Barrack Obama,
the former president of USA and Greta Thunberg, a
well-known young climate change activist.
CLIMATE CHANGE:
Climate change describes a change
in the average conditions — such as
temperature and rainfall — in a region
over a long period of time. NASA
scientists have observed that the Earth’s
surface is getting warm, and many of the
warmest years on record have
happened in the past 20 years!
CLIMATE CHANGE:
Climate change is a global issue and
problem. You may not be aware of it, but
the evidences are just around us.
Leaders and climate change activists
around the globe have been very vocal
about this existing issue. You can voice
out your thoughts too! To share your
insights about climate change, do the
next activity.
ACTIVITY 1: “CLIMATE
CHANGE: WHO IS TO BE
BLAMED?”
CLIMATE CHANGE
States today, we have a warmer climate
and fewer glaciers
Earth’s climate has constantly been
changing — even long before humans came
into the picture. However, scientists have
observed unusual changes recently. For
example, Earth’s average temperature has
been increasing much more quickly than
they would expect over the past 150
years.
“Global warming” refers to the rise
in global temperatures due mainly to the
increasing concentrations of
greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
______2. All the radiation from the Sun is absorbed by the Earth.
_____1. The episodes of ocean warming that affect the eastern tropical
Pacific.
_____2. A powerful climate change that occurs about every two to
seven years.
_____3. It can cause wild weather on the West Coast and strong winds
over the Pacific Ocean, violent typhoons, rainstorms, and floods.
_____4. It occurs when the ocean waters are cooler than normal.
____5. The episode when winds push from east to west resulting in
wetter weather in the Pacific region.
SUMMARY:
The accumulated gases in the atmosphere are called
“greenhouse gases” while the increase in temperature is
known as the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is a
natural phenomenon. It balances and regulates the world’s
temperature and makes life possible on earth.
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As seen in the figure, the tilt of the earths on its axis is 23.5
degrees. Due to the tilting or the earth’s axis and the shape of
the earth, places near the equator receives most of the sun’s
rays (they receive more heat making the air temperature
higher) and the amount of heat received by places far from the
equator become less (coldest places on Earth are found the
near poles because they receive less amount of sun’s rays)
climate.
LATITUDE
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LATITUDE
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Effect of ALTITUDE to Climate
The currents affect both people and marine life. First, upwelling
caused by these currents brings nutrients to the water surface.
These nutrients are usually instrumental in the growth of
phytoplankton, which is the primary source of food for most of
the animals in the marine ecosystem. Secondly, these currents
have been very useful in the fishing industry in South America.
The current results to approximately 19% of the total marine
fish caught worldwide.
Make your own environmental resolution! Make a pattern drawing of your
own two hands and write your 10 promises to mother earth to help lessen
the causes and effects of climate change in each finger of the hand.
SUMMARY
Topography- Mountainous areas greatly affect the
amount of precipitation in a certain region (windward
size and leeward side).