Kinds of Climate

By Mr. Danilo Villar Rogayan Jr.

Grade 7 Science Teacher

What is climate?

Climate

Climate refers to the overall weather conditions prevailing in a certain region over a long period of time, which may be in decades or centuries. Climate is determined by averaging the weather of a region over a long period of time, such as 30 years.

What is climate?

Latitude

Latitude, a measure of distance north or south of the equator, affects climate.

Kinds of Climate

1. Tropical Climate

The tropical zone the region between latitudes 30N and 30Sreceive the most solar radiation because the sun shines almost directly over these areas.

Dry / sunny or wet / rainy

Kinds of Climate

Temperate Climate

Between the tropical zones and the polar zones are the temperate zones. Temperatures here are moderate. Also called midlatitude climate. Spring, summer, autumn and winter

Kinds of Climate

Polar Climate

The polar zones extend from 66.5N and 66.5S latitude to the poles. Solar radiation hits these zones at a low angle, spreading energy over a large area. Polar regions are never warm.

What is climate?

Other Factors Large Bodies of Water

It takes a lot more heat to increase the temperature of water than it takes to increase the temperature of land.

In addition, water must give up more heat than land does for it to cool.

What is climate?

Other Factors Large Bodies of Water

Large bodies of water can affect the climate of coastal areas by absorbing or giving off heat. This causes many coastal regions to be warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer than inland areas at similar latitude.

What is climate?

Ocean Currents

Ocean currents affect coastal climates. Warm currents begin near the equator and flow toward higher latitudes, warming the land regions they pass.

What is climate?

Mountains

At the same latitude, the climate is colder in the mountains than at sea level. When radiation from the Sun is absorbed by Earths surface, it heats the land.

What is climate?

Mountains

Heat from Earth then warms the atmosphere. Because Earths atmosphere gets thinner at higher altitudes, the air in the mountains has fewer molecules to absorb heat.

What is climate?

Cities

Streets, parking lots, and buildings heat up, in turn heating the air. Air pollution traps this heat, creating what is known as the heatisland effect. Temperatures in a city can be 5C higher than in surrounding rural areas.

Climate Types

Climates

Climatology study of climate Climatologists scientists who study climate.

What is the Philippine climate?

What is the Philippine climate?

Thank you!!!