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Worksheet 3.2. Factors Affecting Climate

I. Objective:
explain how latitudes, altitude, topography, surrounding bodies of water, and ocean currents affect the climate.

A. LATITUDES

Q1. How much is the tilt of the earth’s axis?

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Q2. Which part of the earth receives most of the sun’s rays?
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Q3. Why does the amount of heat receive by places far from the equator become less?
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Q4. Why are the coldest places on earth found near the poles?
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Q5. What are the names of the 3 main latitude lines?
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B. ALTITUDE
1. Study Table 2.1 below.
Table 2.1 Different Cities in the Philippines and Their Annual Average Temperature

Name of Place Elevation above Sea Annual average

level temperature (0 C)
(m)
Bacolod 10 27.5

Baguio 1400 16.0

Laoag 20 27.3

Manila 10 37.7

Tacloban 20 29.4

Tagaytay 640 22.7

Zamboanga 30 27.6

Q1. Which place is the coldest?Why?

Q2. Which place is the hottest? Why?

C. TOPOGRAPHY
1. Study the illustration below:

Q1. What happens to water vapor as it rises over the mountain?

Q2. Which side of the mountain experiences low temperature?

Q3. Which side of the mountain experiences high temperature?

Q4.What happens when air becomes warmer and drier as it moves down the leeward side?

Q5. What dry region forms at the back of the mountain?

 D. Surrounding Bodies of Water

Use the diagram to fill in the blanks below.

Wind flows from (1)__________ (high or low) pressure to (2)_________ pressure. (high or low) Pressure differences occur
when earth’s surface is heated (3)__________ (evenly or unevenly) by the sun. Is the land or ocean hotter during day time?
(4)_____________________. That means the air over the land will (5)___________________(rise or sink). Is the land or ocean colder
during night time? (6)_____________________. That means the air over the ocean will (7)_______________ (rise or sink).
During the day, the land gets (8)_______ than the Ocean. The air above the land gets (9)____ too and is less dense, so it
rises. Meanwhile, the air over the ocean is (10)______/more dense and falls. The falling dense air creates(11) _____ pressure over the
ocean & the rising thin air creates (12)_____ pressure over the land. A “sea breeze” develops when air moves from
(13)________________to (14)_____________. A sea breeze is when the wind we feel comes from the (15)______________.
During the night, the land gets (16) _______ quicker than the Ocean. The air above the land gets (17)_______ too and is
more dense, so it sinks. Meanwhile, the air over the ocean is (18)_________ /less dense and rises. The sinking dense air creates
(19)_______ pressure over the (20)______ & the rising air creates (21)_______ pressure over the (22)__________. A “land breeze”
develops when air moves from (23)________________ to (24)_____________. A land breeze is when the wind we feel comes from the
(25)____________.
26. Which heats up faster, soil or water?

27. Which cools faster, soil or water? Why?

28. Why do some areas that are far from bodies of water have extreme climates?

E. OCEAN CURRENTS

Q1. What are the different ocean currents that carry warm water? Give at least three examples.

Q2. What are the different ocean currents that carry cold water? Give at least three examples.

Q3. What kind of air does Greenland Current take along? Explain.

Q4. How do the Kamchatka Current and Kuroshio Current affect the northeastern part and southern part of
Japan?

II. Conclusion: Explain how the following factors affect the climate:

1.latitudes

2.altitude

3. topography

4. surrounding bodies of water

5. ocean currents affect the climate.