Climate (Unit 11, Lesson 6)

Question 1

Visitors in Florida sometimes complain about high humidity. What does high humidity indicate?

Accepted Answer

A high amount of water vapor in the air

Question 2

Locations in Florida + Oregon receive the same amount of sunlight on any day.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

What is latitude?

Accepted Answer

the angular distance in degrees North+South from the equator

Question 4

What are the 2 characteristics used to describe the climate of an area?

Accepted Answer

temperature + precipitation

Question 5

What is climate?

Accepted Answer

describes the long-term weather conditions of an area

Question 6

Human skin contains melanin. Melanin helps protect the skin from which environmental factor?

Accepted Answer

UV rays from the sun

Question 7

Relative Humidity is...

Accepted Answer

ratio of the amount of water vapor in the air

Question 8

Where is a hurricane MOST LIKELY to happen?

Accepted Answer

Florida

Question 9

The climate on even the tallest mountain near the equator is too warm for glaciers to form.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

Winds can move rain clouds from one location to another.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

Winds can affect the amount of ______ an area

Accepted Answer

precipitation in

Question 12

Temperature

Accepted Answer

increases as elevation decreases

Question 13

What the main three climate zones?

Accepted Answer

tropical, temperate, and polar

Questions 13