Climate Test

Front

What are the two most important variables in determining climate zones?

Back

Temperature and Precipitation

Front

Which is NOT a main factor that influences temperature?

Back

Air Pressure

Front

Which is NOT one of the 3 temperature zones based on earth’s latitude?

Back

Rainforest Zone

Front

What effect do oceans and other large bodies of water have on the temperatures of nearby lands?

Back

Coastal regions tend to have less extreme hot and cold temperatures. Warm currents can bring warmer temperatures and cool currents can bring cool temperatures.

Front

The main factors that affect precipitation are prevailing winds and the presence of mountains.

Back

True

Front

There are about 20 different types of climate zones or climate regions.

Back

False

Front

Climate change is a slow process that takes hundreds and thousands of years to track.

Back

True

Front

What causes the seasons?

Back

The tilt of Earth's axis.