Name:
Period:
Climate Diagrams Worksheet
Mountains and Climate
1. On which side of the mountain is rainfall more abundant?
2. Why is precipitation more abundant on one side of the mountain?
3. What happens to the air after it crosses the peak of the mountain and descends?
4. On which side of the mountain is the air drier? Explain why.
5. On which side of the mountain would you be most likely to find a forest? Explain your
answer.
6. On which side of the mountain would you be most likely to find a desert? Explain your
answer.
7. How might you expect the climate at the top of the mountain to differ from the climate at
the base of the mountain? Explain your answer.
World Climate Map
1. List the six major climate zones shown on the map.
2. Compare and contrast the two types of tropical climates in terms of location and
characteristics.
3. Which climate is most extensive in the northern part of North America?
4. Which climate is most extensive in the southeastern United States?
5. What climate occurs in Antarctica?
6. Which climate is most extensive in northern Africa?
7. Between which latitudes, north and south of the equator, do dry climates occur?
8. In which part of the United States do high elevation climates occur?
9. Which of the six major climate zones shown on the map do not occur in Australia?
The Greenhouse Effect
1. What is the source of the energy in the greenhouse?
2. What happens to solar energy inside the greenhouse?
3. What is the source of energy entering Earth's atmosphere?
4. How is the atmosphere heated?
5. Compare and contrast the heating of the greenhouse with the heating of the
atmosphere.
6. How would Earth be different if there were no greenhouse effect?
7. What are the two sources of energy that heat Earth's surface?