2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt 2pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt Tic-Toc As the World Turns ClimateVegetation Grab Bag
How long does it take the Earth to rotate?
24 hours
What causes the Earth to have day and night, the Earth’s revolution or rotation?
The Earth’s Rotation
How many time zones does the Earth have?
24
How far apart is each time zone?
1 hour
What does A.M. and P.M. stand for?
They are Latin for “ante-meridian” and “post- meridian”
What causes Earth’s seasons?
The tilt of the Earth on its axis AND its revolution
How long is the Earth’s revolution around the sun?
365 ¼ days
The longest day of the year is called_____________.
Summer Solstice
The shortest day of the year is called the _____________________.
Winter Solstice
Would we have seasons if we revolved around the sun, but did not have a tilted axis? Why?
The tilt and revolution create the seasons because the distance (angle) from the sun changes.
What latitudes are the Earth’s tropical climate found at?
Low Latitudes
What is Wisconsin’s climate zone?
Temperate or Temperate Continental
What latitudes are the polar/frigid climate zones found at? Low Middle High
High Latitudes
What three factors influence climate?
Latitude, Distance from Ocean, Elevation
Maximum number of years a President can serve. What is the difference between climate and weather?
What is 10 years? Weather is the everyday precipitation and temperature. Climate is the average weather over many years.
What are the upper most branches of the rainforest called?
The Canopy
What type of land cover would you find in the polar climate? What type of land cover would you find in the temperate continental climates? Desert Tundra Deciduous Trees
Tundra in Polar Climates Deciduous Trees in Temperate Continental Climates
Which climate region changes its vegetation or land cover as you go up in elevation?
Vertical Climate
Trees that lose their leaves in the fall are called __________.
Deciduous
What is the major difference between the Temperate Continental and Temperate Mild/Marine climate regions?
Continental climates have harsher winters. Temperate Mild/Marine climates have rainy winters.
Why is the sun important to the Earth?
It provides heat and light.
What time zone is Wisconsin in?
Central
Who invented the idea of time zones?
The railroad companies
Changes in the Earth’s Surface is caused by_________. weathering erosion volcanic activity earthquakes all of the above
All of the Above
What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
Weathering is the wearing away of rock by wind or water. Erosion is the removal of small pieces of rock by water, ice, or wind.
Super Jeopardy Geographers have shown that the Earth’s continents were once one huge continent called ________________.
Pangaea