Climate Grade 5

Front

What are the main factors that determine a location’s climate and its climate zone?

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average temperature and precipitation

Front

How to determine the climate of an area?

Back

Find the average weather conditions over a period of many years.

Front

Where in a tropical climate are you most likely to find cooler weather and snow?

Back

at the top of a tall mountain

Front

Which place in a temperate zone would you expect to be the most hot and humid? Options: desert, swamp, mountain range, near the Pacific Ocean.

Back

swamp

Front

Which feature is most likely found in a polar climate? Options: rain forest, hot desert, year-round ice and snow, large rivers and streams.

Back

year-round ice and snow

Front

Factors accounting for greater precipitation at Lincoln compared to Jackson: more trees, fewer animals, greater elevation, nearness to an ocean.

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greater elevation

Front

Which of these bodies of water has the greatest effect on the climate of neighboring land?

• lake
• ocean
• pond
• river

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ocean

Front

What is the most likely reason for the difference in the average January temperatures of Coos Bay, Oregon and Boise, Idaho, given that they are at the same latitude? Options: Coos Bay is near the Pacific Ocean, Coos Bay gets more precipitation, Boise is located in a desert, Boise is at a lower elevation.

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Coos Bay is near the Pacific Ocean

Front

Amy is making a model of a tundra. A tundra is a treeless area that usually gets less than 10 inches of precipitation each year. The soil below the surface is frozen. Which climate zone does Amy's model show?

Back

polar

Front

Which factors affect temperature and precipitation within a climate zones?

Back

Latitude, elevation and proximity to water