Climate

Climate

by Rudra Rajeev

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5th Grade ​

With a quiz in the end!

​Difference beetwen Climate And weather

​Weather is a condition of atmosphere of a particular place and a particular time.

​Climate is a average condition of weather of a large place over a long period of time.

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​Factors that determine climate

• ​Distance from the equater.

  Height above sea level

• ​Distance from the sea

• ​Humidity

• ​Winds

​ The Three heat zones

Different parts of earth, Therefore receive different amount of heat from the sun. Depending on the amount of heat received, there are three climatic or heat zones on the earth.​

​The torrid zone

​The area between the tropic of cancer and the tropic of cancer is called torrid zone. The word 'Torrid' means extremely hot. it receives maximum heat. It is also known as Tropical zone

​Temperate zone

​The area between tropic of cancer and the artic circle in the north and the tropic of capricorn and the antarctic circle in the south is known temperate zone. This region has a mild climate-neither too hot nor too cold.

​The frigid zone

​The areas between the arctic circle and the north pole in the north and between the antarctic circle and south pole in the south is called as Frigid zone. they are very cold and receive minimum sunlight.

​I now know

• Weather is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time

• Climate ​is the average weather condition of a large place over a long period of time.

• ​The factors that determine the climate of a place are latitude, height above sea level, distance from the sea, winds, humidity.

• ​The earth is divided into three heat zones - torrid, temperate and frigid

• ​The higher a place is from sea level, the cooler it is.

• ​Winds and the amount of humidity in the air affect the climate of a place.

Multiple Choice

The climate of a place is affected by 

• distance from the equater

• height above sea level 

• winds

• all of these 

Multiple Choice

As we go up on a mountain it becomes ______

• warmer

• cooler

Multiple Choice

The heat zone in which the equater lies at is the 

• Torrid

• Temperate 

• Frigid

Multiple Choice

Climate changes from day to day

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The air in the desserts have low humidity 

• True 

• False 

Multiple Choice

During the summer months, days are longer near the equater than far away from it

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Most places in the temperate zone has a mild climate

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The climate near the equater is hot and wet

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time is called 

• Climate

• Weather

• Humidity

• None of these

Open Ended

Which season do you like the most?