Climate Types

Several factors affect climate, ________ determines the amount of solar energy received, and the prevailing wind belts.

• longitude
• elevation
• latitude
• topography

The ______ the elevation, the ________ the temperature.

• higher, colder
• lower, worse
• lower, colder
• higher, warmer

How do large bodies of water affect the climate of an area?

• Water has no effect on climate.
• Water always cools the climate because water is cooler than the air.
• Water influences the temperature of the air above it.
• Water always warms the climate because water is warmer than the air.

The five key climate groups are based on the annual and monthly averages of _______ and ________.

• heat, wind
• tempature, wind
• temperature, precipitation
• wind, precipitation

Which season is shown in the northern hemisphere?

• winter
• spring
• summer
• fall

What do greenhouse gases do?

• absorb Earth's outgoing infrared radiation
• reflect Earth's incoming infrared radiation
• magnify ultraviolet radiation in the atmosphere
• block the Sun's infrared radiation

_______ climate is described as hot and wet, and is located in low latitudes.

• Tropical
• Dry
• Continental
• Moderate

Water moderates the temperature.

• True
• False

Which two climates are in the HOT zone?

• Desert and Steppe
• Tropical Savanna and Tropical Rainforest
• Tropical Rainforest and Humid subtropical
• Desert & Tropical Rainforest

What are the characteristics of a desert climate?

• Cold & Dry
• Hot & Dry
• Dry
• Cactus filled