6th Grade Weather and Climate

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Which location receives less sunlight: Hall Beach at 68° N Latitude or Mozambique at 18° S Latitude?

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Hall Beach because it is further from the equator than Mozambique

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Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences climate?

Wind Patterns

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Ocean Currents

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Flowers

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Landforms

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Flowers

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Climate is

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the average weather conditions over a long period of time

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The climate zone that is at both the top and the bottom of the globe

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Polar

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Climate zone directly on, above, and below the equator: Temperate, Tropical, Polar, Moderate

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Tropical

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Which is the climate zone between the equator and the poles? (This is where California is located)

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Temperate

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Weather

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the local, short term state of the atmosphere

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Why doesn't the equator experience seasons?

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The sun's rays hit the equator more directly than anywhere else.

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Why does Pismo, California, have cooler temperatures all year long compared to Hanford, California?

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The West Coast of California has a cold ocean current.

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Are weather and climate the same thing?

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No, they are not the same thing.