Climate/Weather

What is the condition of the Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place?

• climate
• temperature
• weather
• air pressure

What is the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?

• climate
• temperature
• elevation
• precipitation

In what year was the average global temperature lowest between 1880 and 2000?

• 1880
• 1900
• 1940
• 2000

Which natural process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

• forest fires
• volcanic eruptions
• cellular respiration
• photosynthesis

Compared with weather patterns, climate patterns are more _____.

• severe
• long term
• local
• unusual

Climates are classified by  ____

• plants and animals
• altitude and latitude
• bodies of water and ocean currents
• temperature and precipitation

Which one of these is NOT a factor that affects climate?

• Latitude
• Large bodies of water
• Ocean currents
• Clouds

Does cold water sink or rise?

• Sink
• Rise

The ______ the elevation, the ________ the temperature.

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

When the altitude increases; the temperature decreases

• True
• False