This document contains information about various climate factors and a series of assessment questions. It discusses how latitude, altitude, distance from bodies of water, air pressure systems, mountain barriers, elevation, continental location, wind belts, ocean currents, and storms can all impact the climate of a given region. Several diagrams and tables are included to illustrate these concepts. Students are asked to identify which cities would have the highest and lowest recorded temperatures based on their locations, and to explain how ocean currents can influence climate conditions.

1. SCIENCE 9

2. PRAYER

3. Explain how different factors
affect the climate of an area.
LEARNING COMPETENCY FROM
MELCS

4. Pre- Assessment
Choose the letter of the
correct answer.

5. • City A is surrounded by bodies of
water and a moderate climate. It is
located near the equator. What will
likely affect the climate of the city
A.Latitude
B.Altitude.
C.Topography
D.All of the above

6. 2. What happens to the temperature of
the air when altitude increases?
A.remains the same
B.increases
C.decreases
D.varies

7. 3.Which of the following BEST
describes climate?
A.The weather that occurs in the
the atmosphere within the day
B.The pattern of weather that occurs
in a region over a long period of
time
C.The pattern of weather that occurs
in a region over a short period of
time
D.The disturbance in the atmosphere
that happens in a long period of
time

8. 4.Why are the coldest places on earth
found at the poles?
A.Great amount of gaseous particles
trap heat from the surface
B.Great amount of thermal radiation
is received by these areas
C.Less amount of thermal radiation is
received by these areas
D.Less amount of gaseous particles
trap heat from the surface

9. 5.What will happen when the rates of
evaporation and condensation are
equal?
A.Clouds form
B.The dew point is reached
C.The humidity increases
D. Precipitation occurs

10. • D
• C
• B
• C
• D
ANSWER KEYS

11. Activity 1: The Higher, the
colder
Objective
• Explain how altitude affects
climate
Materials:
• Pencils
• Ruler
Procedure
1. Study Table 2.1 below

12. Procedure
1. Study Table 2.1 below
Guide Questions:
1. Which place is coldest?
2. Which place is the
hottest?

13. LAMECOWS

15. Tropic of
Capricorn
Latitude
The farther away from the Equator,
the colder the climate becomes.
High
Mid
Low
Mid
High
Tropic of
Cancer
Equato
r
Cold
Warm
Hot
Warm
Cold

16. From which
latitude zone was
these pictures
taken?
Tell whether the temperature
of the zone is warm or cold.

17. Rainforest

18. warm

19. DeciduousTrees

20. warm

21. Tundra

22. cold

23. Steppe

24. warm

25. Tropical
Grasslands

26. warm

27. Marine West
Coast

28. warm or cold

29. A IS FOR AIR PRESSURE

30. Is caused by the unequal
heating of the Earth’s surface.
1. Low pressure is warm,
moist air.
It raises and forms clouds.
2. High pressure is cold, dry
air.It sinks and creates clear
skies.
Air Pressure

31. M IS FOR
MOUNTAIN
Barriers

32. Create a phenomenon called the
Orographic Effect or Rainshadow.
The rainshadow helps create deserts
Ex. Sierra Nevada mountains in CA
receive nice amounts of precipitation,
Las Vegas, NV is in the rainshadow
creating a desert climate.
Mountain Barriers

33. Rainshadow Effect
Windward
Side
Leeward
side
‘Wet’ side ‘Dry’
side

34. This rainshadow region in India was created
by the presence of the Western Ghats mountain
range, which blocks the monsoon(seasonal)
winds from the west.

35. E I S F O R
E L E V A T I O N

36. Based on
the location
of Quito,
Ecuador,
what type of
climate do
you think it
should
have?
What about
Guayaquil,
Ecuador?

37. • As elevation increases,
temperature decreases.
1. For every thousand feet the
temperature drops 3.6°F
• In a highlands climate, lower
elevation means more vegetation
Elevation

38. C
is for Continental
Location

39. • Large bodies of water are slower
to heat and cool than land.
• As a result, water temps. remain
stable, and land temps. change
frequently.
• Coastlines have stable
temperatures.
• The Interior of the continent has
extreme temperatures (hotter
and colder
Continental Location

41. O is for Ocean Currents

42. • Ocean currents are giant rivers of
seawater flowing within oceans.
• Ocean currents flow in circular paths:
1. Warm currents carry water from
low to high latitudes. These make
land nearby warmer.
2. Cool currents carry water from
high to low latitudes. These make
land nearby colder
Ocean Currents

45. • The wind is the movement of air
from high pressure to low
pressure
(like when you poke a hole in a
tire.)
1. Trade Winds
2. Westerlies
3. Polar Wind
Wind Belts

47. S is for Storms

48. • Occur during low pressure
conditions.
• Storm fronts occur when two air
masses with different
temperatures meet. (cold meats
warm)
1. Thunderstorms
2. Tornadoes
3. Hurricanes
Storm
s

49. Thunderstorms

50. Tornadoes

51. Hurricanes

52. L IS FOR LATITUDE
A IS FOR AIR PRESSURE
M IS FOR MOUNTAIN
BARRIERS
E IS FOR ELEVATION
C IS FOR CONTINENTAL
LOCATION
W IS FOR WIND BELTS
O IS FOR OCEAN
CURRENTS
S IS FOR STORMS

53. LAMECOWS

54. ACTIVITY 1:
Objective:
• Explain how latitude, altitude, and
distance from the ocean affect climate
• Materials
World Map Table with data

55. Table 3.1 World City TemperatureS

56. On a world map, locate the two
warmest and coldest cities in the table.
Determine what affects the regional
temperature for each city. Record your
findings. Then answer the following
questions
Guide Question:
1. Which City had the highest
temperature?
2. What factor do you think is the cause of
high temperature in that city?

57. 1. MANILA
2. VIENNA
ANSWER KEYS

59. A C T I V I T Y 3
ASSIGNMENTS
Objective:
• Explain how currents affect climate
Materials:
Pen or pencil
Map of that illustrates ocean
currents
Ruler
Short bond paper

60. Procedure
1.Study the map below.
Figure 4.1 The Ocean Currents

61. Guide Question
• What are the different ocean currents
that carry warm water? Give at least
three example
• What are the different ocean currents
that carry cold water? Give at least three
examples
• What kind of air does Greenland
Current take long? explain
• how do the Kamchatka Current
andKuroshio Current affect the
northeastern part of southern part of
Japan?
• How do ocean currents affect climate?

62. Thank
you!