Factors That Influence Climate
Video Information Organizer
Instructions
1 Go to RTD Lessons
website.
2 Select Climate from the
side menu.
3 View the two videos on the
Climate page.
4 Explain the difference
between climate and
weather.
5 Use the links to access
more information about
latitude, elevation, ocean
currents, and prevailing
winds.
6 Take notes on how each
factor affects climate.
Explain the difference between climate and weather.
Complete the Chart
Factor
How the factor influences climate
Latitude
Elevation
Prevailing
winds
Elevation and
Topography
LSC NASA RTD Summer Institute 2012
Eisenhower Middle School, Wyckoff, NJ
Factors That Influence Climate
Homework: Complete the crossword puzzle.
Across
1 angular distance east or west of the
meridian at Greenwich, England
2 the steady flow of ocean surface waters
in a prevailing direction
3 movement of air from the direction most
usual at a particular place or season
4 average atmospheric conditions over a
long period of time
Down
1 angular distance north or south of the
equator
2 natural and artificial features of the
surface of an area
3 height of a landform relative to sea level
4 a body of air with horizontally uniform
levels of temperature, humidity, and
pressure
5 current atmospheric conditions
Vocabulary
air mass elevation prevailing wind
climate
latitude
topography
current
longitude weather
LSC NASA RTD Summer Institute 2012
Eisenhower Middle School, Wyckoff, NJ