2. DAILY REVIEW #3 8.What can scientists learn about Earth from studying the bubbles in ice cores? 9.You are observing an ice core sample and notice that one layer is thinner than the others and contains large amounts of ash. What caused this layer to be different from the others? 10.What can you say about the climate that the tree in the picture to the below? End

3. CONCLUSIONS FROM PALEOCLIMATE Indirect evidence Last 650,000 years Climate changes Periodically Warmer Ice ages Natural causes Still at work today

4. HOW DOES OUR CLIMATE COMPARE TO OTHER SIMILAR PARTS OF THE WORLD? A.What trend do you see with temperature in Denver? B.What trend do you see with precipitation in Denver? C.Why do you think Denver has the type of climate that it does?

5. FACTORS THAT IMPACT CLIMATE Latitude Further from the equator = Why? Elevation Higher elevation = Nearby water Moderates climate Summer  Winter  Lake effect snow/rain Great Lakes (NY), Great Salt Lake… Cold air over warm water Evaporation  clouds Heavy snow, fast accumulation Heavy snowfast accumulation

6. QUIZ

7. TOPOGRAPHY Impacted by mountains Orographic Air lifts up Rises, cools Reaches dew point… Rain shadow Precipitation falls on western (windward) side Dry air on other side Wet area on west, dry area on east Seattle Colorado