climate

The average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and cloud in an area are known as its

• Climate
• Weather
• global warming
• seasons

Climates are classified according to two major factors:

• elevation and precipitation
• latitude and temperature
• elevation and latitude
• precipitation and temperature

The sun’s rays are least direct

• near the poles
• near the equator
• at high altitudes
• far from the ocean

The climate on the leeward side of a mountain differs from that on the windward side mostly in

• the strength of the winds
• the direction of the winds
• angle of sunlight
• the amount of rainfall

A tropical wet climate exists in the United States only in

• Oregon and Washington
• Florida
• Hawaii
• California

Because of its high _______________, Mount Kilimanjaro has a cool climate all year.

• Altitude
• Latitude
• Water level
• level of snow

The Tundra and Ice Cap climates are examples of __________________ climates.

• Dry
• Temperate Continental
• Polar
• Highlands

Because Earth's axis is _________________, the hemispheres receive different amounts of solar energy at different times.

• straight
• titled
• bent
• not there

Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

• oxygen
• carbon dioxide
• methane
• ozone

Which of the following does NOT produce greenhouse gasses?

• a nuclear power plant
• a coal burning plant
• driving a car
• farting cows