Climate and Climate Zones

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What is weather?

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The minute by minute conditions outside.

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What is climate?

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The average weather conditions over a long period of time.

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What affects climate? Options: The distance from the equator., The distance from the planets., The distance from the moon.

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The distance from the equator.

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Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects weather? Precipitation, Longitude, Wind, Temperature

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Longitude

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Does the following statement refer to climate or weather?
Today's air temperature was the lowest this week.

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Weather

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Does the following statement refer to climate or weather?
In Antarctica, the average yearly temperature is below freezing.

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Climate

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What are the two factors that determine an area's climate? Options: elevation and precipitation, precipitation and temperature, latitude and topography, topography and temperature

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precipitation and temperature

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As latitude ____________ temperature ____________.

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increases, decreases

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As altitude _____________ temperature ___________.

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increases, decreases

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This climate is characterized by average temperatures that are near or below freezing.

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polar