Think About It Your friend Carmella emails you

“Think About It” Your friend Carmella e-mails you from Italy to ask what your weather and climate are like. Write an e-mail back to her covering the following points: • How would you describe the recent • weather in Everett? How would you describe the climate of Everett?

1. It’s very windy today and will be even windier tomorrow. WEATHER 2. Last night, 12 inches of snow fell on Mount Hood, Oregon. WEATHER 3. It’s usually rainy and cool in January CLIMATE in Everett. 4. Summers in Spokane are hot and dry. CLIMATE 5. Foggy days are common in Everett in December. CLIMATE 6. During November, over 15” of rain fell at Sea. Tac Airport. WEATHER

• Weather 1. Your definition 2. The conditions of the atmosphere at one place and time. (temperature, wind, air pressure, humidity, sky conditions. ) • Climate 1. Your definition 2. The general pattern of weather over a long period of time.

Climate in Your Community CS 12. 1 Packet

Everett vs. Spokane

Everett vs. Spokane

acific Ocean Okanogan Highlands Cascade Mountains Olympic Mountains Puget Sound Columbia Plateau

Cascad Mountai Olympic Mountains Puget Sound

Data Review (Seattle/Everett vs Spokane) 1. Which city is warmer in summer? 2. Which city is colder in winter? 3. Which city is warmer in winter? 4. Which city is colder in summer? 5. Which city has the greatest range of temperatures? 6. Which city gets more overall precipitation? 7. Which city gets more snowfall? Analysis 8. In what ways might the physical features influence climate in the two places? 9. Why do you think Spokane gets more snow?

TODAY: Finish Washington Climate WARMUP (full sentence!): What climate factors affect Everett’s climate? CLIMATE QUIZ THURSDAY • • Latitude Elevation Mountains Water Bodies

WESTERN WASHINGTON

EASTERN WASHINGTON

http: //www. themapcompany. com/maps/precipitation_map. gif

Washington Climates 1. 2. 3. Draw a X-section of Washington state. Describe climate in Everett & Spokane. Why? See handouts, take notes… Olympic Mountains Pacific Ocean Cascade Mountains Puget Sound Everett Spokane

Latitude? Latitude & Longitude lesson

Latitude? E S

Elevation? E 0 -500’ S 2, 000’

Vocabulary • LATITUDE: The angle north or south • of the Equator ELEVATION: Height above sea level.

Water Bodies? acific Ocean Okanogan Highlands Cascade Mountains Olympic Mountains Puget Sound Columbia Plateau

Heat Capacity • See other Power. Point

Mountains? acific Ocean Okanogan Highlands Cascade Mountains Olympic Mountains Puget Sound Columbia Plateau Rainshadow

leeward side windward side http: //www. indiana. edu/~g 103/G 103/Week 8/rainshad. jpg

windward side leeward side

Vocabulary • RAINSHADOW: Area behind a • • mountain range that gets very little rain WINDWARD: The side directly hit by wind. LEEWARD: The down wind or sheltered side (opposite of windward).

Washington Climates Revisit your warmup and cross-section: • Latitude • Elevation • Mountains • Water Bodies Olympic Mountains Pacific Ocean Cascade Mountains Puget Sound Everett Spokane

Mt. Kilimanjaro is a volcano in central Africa near the equator (3°S). The top is covered with ice and snow. How is this possible? High Elevation 19, 340’

Systems… Think of climate factors working together as a system affecting climate. What are the major parts of the system that affect Washington climate? • Water (Pac. Ocean & Puget Sound) • Mountains (Olympics, Cascades, Rockies) • Winds from the west Change one part and the climate system changes.

Systems… Change one part and the climate system changes: Imaging there were no mountains in Washington. How would the climate of eastern Washington be affected?

Systems: Puget Sound Convergence Zone E What are the parts of this system? What are the effects of this system?

Local vs. Global Climate Local climate is affected by latitude, elevation, mountains and water bodies. NW gardening climate zones WA precipitation zones

Local vs. Global Climate refers to the year-round average for the entire earth. Do these two maps show global climate? http: //www. blueplanetbiomes. org/climate. htm

Vocabulary • GLOBAL CLIMATE: Year-round average climate of the whole Earth.

Final Review • other powerpoint