Weather and Climate Quiz Review!

Which location on Earth receives the most solar energy?

True or False: Earth's distance from the sun determines our seasons.

Zero degrees (0^o) latitude is called the _________?

_______ is the weather in an area over a long period of time.

________ refers to what is happening in the atmosphere at a particular time and place.

During summer in the Northern Hemisphere, the Southern Hemisphere would experience...

The _______ is an imaginary line that divides Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres.

Dry air drawing up moisture from the leeward side of a mountain creates a _____ ______.

Weather or Climate: Miami, Florida is hot and humid.

Which of these factors determine climate?

The ____ ____ of a mountain is a desert because the dry air absorbs the moisture from the soil.

Which location on Earth receives the least solar energy?

The climate zones nearest the equator are known as  _________.

True or False: Warm air holds less water vapor than cold air.

True or False: Warm air rises and cold air sinks.

Which word best describes why a mountain in the desert could have snow on top of it?

True or False: Many regions on Earth experience seasons because Earth is tilted on it's axis.

The climate zones in the middle latitudes are known as __________ zones.

The climate zones at the north and south poles are called ________ zones.

Weather or Climate: It is raining in Georgia today.