Grade 6 Science: Review for Test on Climate

World Climate Zones are based on latitude.

The Temperate Continental Climate, only found in the Northern Hemisphere, has short summers.

Deep ocean currents are warm.

Dry climates are arid deserts and have more than 25 cm of precipitation per year.

Dry climates are in semi-arid edges of the desert.

If it is Spring in the northern hemisphere, it is Fall in the southern hemisphere.

Global Warming is the gradual increase in the temperature of Earth's atmosphere.

The downwind side of a mountain, where little precipitation falls, is the ___ side.

As altitude increases, so does temperature.

CFCs are chemical compounds used in

What are land and sea breezes over a large region that change direction with the seasons?

Surface ocean currents are mainly driven by global winds.

The ozone layer protects us from ultraviolet rays.

Factors that influence temperature include

The long-term, average conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds and clouds is ___.

The Ice Age was a time in the past when the glaciers covered large parts of the Moon's surface.

Deep ocean currents are caused by the difference in density of ocean water, based on salinity.

Melting glaciers and rising sea levels are possible effects of Global Warming.

The ozone hole above Antarctica is expanding.

The movement of cold water upward from the deep ocean is called upwelling.

Latitude is the elevation above sea level.

In the Highlands, temperature decreases as altitude increases.

What is caused by the tilt of Earth's axis as Earth travels around the sun?

A forest in which large amounts of rain fall year round is the ___.

Deep mixing machines move and mix water all around the world.

Tropical snowy climates rain year round and have distinct dry and and rainy seasons.

Fertile soil turning into dust bowls, rising ocean temperatures, and increases in oxygen are __

The Mediterranean Marine Climate has mild winters and summers.

The Highlands are surrounded by regions colder than them.

The Polar Bear climate, located in the tundra, is the coldest climate.

In the tropical wet-dry region, tropical grasslands are called ___.

La Nina is a temporary warm water event in the Pacific Ocean.

Surface ocean currents have hot or freezing air above them and influence inland climates.

The Marine West Coast has mild, rainy winters and summer monsoons.

CFCs are chloroflurocarbons.

CFCs are a major cause of ozone depletion.

The Tropical Zone is located near the North Pole.

The Temperate Zone is between the Tropical Zone and the Polar Zone.

Factors that influence precipitation include

The Humid Subtropical Marine Climate is dry and cold.

Surface ocean currents can be ___.

The Green House Effect is the process by which Earth's atmosphere traps solar energy.

Downwelling brings up a new supply of nutrients to the ocean surface and creates good fishing.

Whitehouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere.

The side of the mountain that the wind hits first and rain or snow falls is the ___ side.

Permafrost is permanently frozen tundra soil.

La Nina is a temporary cold water event in the Pacific Ocean.

The Polar Zone is the warmest region.

A small area with climate conditions that differ from those around it is ___.