Grade 9 Science Quarter 3 Module 5
Grade 9 Science Quarter 3 Module 5
Grade 9 Science Quarter 3 Module 5
What’s In
Directions: On your answer sheet, write AGREE if the statement is correct and DISAGREE
if not.
1. Gyre is the circular patterns formed by surface currents. 6. Topography is the surface features of an area.
2. Longitude is an imaginary line that is parallel to the equator. 7. Temperature refers to the hotness or coldness of an object.
3. Windward is the side of the mountain that receives less amount 8. Leeward is the side of the mountain that receives most of the
of precipitation. precipitation.
4. Latitude is an imaginary line that extends from north pole to 9. Altitude is the height above sea leve.
south pole.
10. Climate is the overall condition of an area over a long period of
5. Precipitation forms when water vapor condenses and falls to the time.
ground as rain, snow, hail
or sleet.
Questions:
4.. What happens when air becomes warmer and drier as it moves down the leeward side?