how accurate or able to be trusted something is considered to be

an increase in Earth's average temperature over a long period of time

a fact or piece of information that helps to prove that something is or is not true

large-scale and long-term change in the planet’s climate, including weather patterns and average temperatures

Past climate change

Geography

This unit teaches pupils about the physical processes that help explain our weather and climate. Pupils will use fieldwork to investigate weather in their local area. Pupils will also learn about how and why our climate is changing.

Weather and climate: how do they vary?

large-scale and long-term change in the planet’s climate

Match the key terms to their definitions.

By looking at tree rings, ice cores, and fossils

By asking people who lived thousands of years ago

How do we know what Earth’s climate was like in the past?

This is true because humans are causing the greenhouse effect

This is false because the climate has changed naturally over millions of years

This is true because humans invented climate change

True or false? Climate change has only started happening because of humans.

Some methods of collecting data are more __________ than others, for example ice cores are more __________ than historical data.

Weather is short-term, and climate is long-term

Climate changes every day, but weather stays the same

What is the difference between weather and climate?

Which of the following is an example of weather?

What is the main gas responsible for trapping heat in Earth’s atmosphere?

What is one natural cause of past climate change?

What is the name of the period when Earth was much colder and large parts were covered in ice?

Which of these is an effect of climate change?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Past climate change

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.