Label the next clean front in your notebook “BRAINPOP KNOWLEDGE” (like it’s a new notebook)
Each new topic/ movie has its own page (or pages, depending on whether you use the back or not)!!!
Your new “Table of Contents” should look like this:
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Climate Types
Weather
Water Cycle
Earth’s Atmosphere
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Facts for Notebook:
Climate Types:
Climate is an area’s pattern of weather over time.
There are 5 major climate types worldwide.
Tropical climates are hot because they receive more direct sunlight than other areas. (equator)
Temperate climates often have very warm summers and cool winters.
Oceans tend to make temperatures in coastal areas more extreme (makes warmer climate feel warmer;
makes cooler climate feel cooler)
Arid climates are very dry and receive very little rainfall.
All deserts are not hot. For example: The Sahara desert is very hot, but the Gobi desert can sometimes
have a temperature that drops below freezing.
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Weather:
Weather is the state of the atmosphere at any particular time. (Ask yourself: What is the atmosphere
like RIGHT NOW? That’s the WEATHER!)
Temperatures are lower at night because temperature depends on energy from the sun. (There is no
sun at night, so there is less energy to heat the air)
A thermometer measures temperature.
“H” on a weather map stands for HIGH PRESSURE
High pressure brings clear skies and sunny weather.
“L” on a weather map stands for LOW PRESSURE
Low pressure brings rain and stormy weather.
A barometer measures air pressure.
Humidity is the amount of water vapor in the air.
The hotter the air outside, the more moisture the air can hold.
You cannot see the water vapor in the air because it exists as a colorless gas.
The difference between absolute humidity and relative humidity is absolute humidity refers to how
much water the air CAN hold while relative humidity refers to how much water the air ACTUALLY holds.
A hygrometer measures humidity.
The earth’s poles tend to be cold because they do not get direct sunlight. Instead, sunlight strikes these
points at different angles.
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Water Cycle:
The sum total of all the water on earth and its atmosphere is called the hydrosphere.
Oceans, the atmosphere, and groundwater are all reservoirs (or storage places) in the water cycle.
Water constantly cycles from the earth to the atmosphere and back. Draw this cycle in your notbook
below this statement.
Water Cycle Diagram
Draw this cycle in your notebook here.
The sun causes surface water to evaporate.
When rainwater contributes to the flow of rivers and streams it is called runoff.
Precipitation looks like this:
Draw precipitation here.
2 examples of condensation would be
1. water vapor turning back to liquid in the air (clouds)
2. steam from a teapot turning back into liquid water
The amount of water on Earth is constant. The amount we have now is the same amount we had 1000
years ago, and will be the same amount 1000 years from now.
The oceans contain the most water on Earth.
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Earth’s Atmosphere:
Nitrogen is the gas that makes up most of the earth’s atmosphere.
If the earth did not have an atmosphere, we would not be able to breathe.
The atmospheric layers of the Earth:
Draw the layers of the Earth’s atmosphere here.
Use these words to label: stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, thermosphere, exosphere
Planes fly through the troposphere.
The ozone layer is important because it blocks harmful ultraviolet rays.
The mesosphere is extremely cold.
The prefix “thermo-“ in thermosphere means heat; therefore the thermosphere can be extremely hot.
It can be difficult to breathe in high altitudes because atmospheric gases become thinner the higher you
go.
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Moon
The moon appears to shine because it reflects sunlight
It takes the moon 27 days (one month) to make a revolution around the Earth.
If sunlight did not strike the moon at different angles, the moon would not go through phases.
The moon is the closest heavenly body to Earth.
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Moon Phases
Draw the phases of the moon in order beginning with new moon.
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Seasons
Globes lean sideways to demonstrate the tilt of the Earth’s axis.
The Earth’s tilt in relation to the Sun causes the seasons to change.
When it is Spring in the Southern Hemisphere, it is Fall in the Northern Hemisphere.
Northern Hemisphere winters are cold; Southern Hemisphere winters are hot.
The area around the equator stays the same temperature year round because it remains the
same distance from the Sun year round.
The seasons at the north and south poles are extreme. (REALL Y HOT; or REALLY COLD)
The Northern Hemisphere receives the most amount of sunlight in June; the least amount of
sunlight in December.
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Earth
Earth’s nickname is the blue planet because approximately 70% of it is covered in water.
The Earth’s inner core is made of iron.
The metal inner core and magnetic field keep the Earth’s temperature at the proper level for life.
The Earths outer core is made of liquid.
All life on Earth breathes in (ingests) carbon dioxide.
The Earth is the 3rd planet from the Sun.
The Earth is the 5th largest planet.
The Earth’s atmosphere blocks harmful radiation but traps warmth.