Can you learn the climate from checking the weather in other states.

No, climate and weather are not the same. Climate = long, Weather = short

How far a place is from the Equator

Describes weather over a long period of time, at least 30 years.

Why are polar regions so cold?

Because the sun's energy is less direct in those areas

What are three factors that affect climate?

Latitude, Bodies of Water, Elevation

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Climate Quiz

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1
True or False: You will not find deciduous trees in a tropic zone.
True
False
2
What is elevation?
Height above sea level
Height beneath sea level
Height below sea level
Height around sea level
3
True or False: In the Summer, air over beaches is warmer than air over areas inland.
False
True
4
Climate includes which of these things?
Average cloud coverage
Average crop growth
Average water levels
Average temperature change
5
True or False: Kansas is colder than Maryland in the winter.
True
False
6
Can you learn the climate from checking the weather in other states.
Yes, checking the weather can count towards checking the climate
No, climate is short periods of time while weather is a long period of time
Yes, checking the weather is the same of checking the climate.
No, climate and weather are not the same. Climate = long, Weather = short
7
Climate includes which of these things?
Average elevation
Average water levels
Average weather patterns
Average temperature
8
What is latitude?
How far a place is from the Poles
How far a place is from 0 degrees latitude and 0 degrees longitude
How far a place is from the Equator
How far a place is from the Prime Meridian
9
True or False: Going away from the equator makes the temperature lower.
True
False
10
What is Climate?
Describes weather over a medium period of time, 5 years
Describes weather over a short period of time, 1 month.
Describes weather over a long period of time, at least 30 years.
11
Climate includes which of these things?
Average precipitation
Average water levels
Average cloud coverage
Average crop growth
12
Why are polar regions so cold?
Because the sun's energy is less direct in those areas
Because it just is that cold
Because the sunlight is less direct in those areas
Because they are full of snow and ice
13
What are the three main zones of climate?
Polar, Tropic, Temperate
Polarate, Tropical, and Temper
Polar, Tempercal, and Tropical
Polar, Temperate, and Tropical
14
True or False: Temperatures in temperate zones do not remain steady year round
False
True
15
What are three factors that affect climate?
Latitude, Bodies of Water, Elevation
Longitude, Bodies of Water, Elevation
Latitude, Bodies of Land, Elevation
16
True or False: It is cooler at the top of a mountain than at the bottom of the mountain
False
True

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