6th 7.3 Climate & Climate Regions

What is released into the air during major volcanic eruptions?  

• Fire
• Sunspots
• Aerosols
•  Lava

Climate refers to ____________, year-after-year weather patterns in a given area.  

• Conditions
•  Average
• Time and Place
• Weather

Humid subtropical climates are one type of temperate ________ climate.  

• Dry
•  Subartic
•  Humid Subtropical
• Marine

One cause of major climate changes is the position of Earth relative to the _______. 

•  Equator
• Sun
• Axis 
• Continents

The movements of __ over time changed the locations of land and sea causing climates to change.   

• Continents
•  Pangea 
• Sun
• Earth

_____________ and savannas are found in tropical rainy climates.  

• Deserts
•  Tundra
• Rainforests
• Steppes

Deserts and steppes are found in what type of climates?  

• Wet
•  Dry 
• Hot
•  Cold

Weather refers to the conditions of Earth’s atmosphere at a particular ____________.  

•  Location
• Time
• Place
•  Time and Place

A tundra and permafrost can be found in what type of climates?   

• Polar
• Subtropical 
•  Rainforest
• Subartic

One type of temperate ___________ climate is a subarctic climate.  

•  Polar 
• Desert
•  Subtropical
• Continental