Lesson 2 & 3: Seasons & Climates

Front

The condition of the air and sky at a certain time and place.

Back

weather

Front

The average weather of a place over many years.

Back

climate

Front

Climate changes minute by minute, hour by hour, and day by day.

Back

False

Front

_________________________ and temperature are the main ways to describe daily weather AND climate.

Back

precipitation

Front

The tilt of the Earth on its axis creates _______________.

Back

seasons

Front

Earth completes one rotation on its axis every

Back

day

Front

The Earth makes one trip around the sun every _____ days.

Back

365 1/4

Front

Seasons in the northern and southern hemispheres are the same. It is winter in Europe & Australia in December.

Back

False

Front

As altitude _____ temperature drops.

Back

increases, rises

Front

Which "zone" is described here: North of the Arctic Circle or south of the Antarctic Circle? Temps stay cool to bitterly cold.

Back

Polar Zone