Climate

True or False. Scientist classify climates according to temperature and precipitation. 

• True
• False

Which climate has many rainy days and frequent afternoon thunderstorms.  

• Tropical Wet
• Tropical Wet-and-Dry

Which climate has slightly less rain than areas with tropical wet climates? 

• Tropical Wet
• Tropical Wet-and-Dry

What is the name for a tropical grassland? 

• savannas
• rain forests
• steppe
• deserts 

___________ climates are wet and warm, but not as constantly hot as the tropics. 

• Humid subtropical
• Marine West Coast
• Subartic

The ____________ climate is the coldest climate region and includes the tundra and ice cap climates. 

• Polar
• Subarctic 
• Humid Continental 

Arid regions that get less than 25 cm of rain yearly

• desert

• tundra

• rain forest

• steepe

Permanently frozen tundra soil

• permafrost

• ice cap

• ice cube

• tundra

The ___ climate is the coldest climate region and includes the tundra and ice cap climates.

• rainy

• polar

• freezing

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

• climate
• temperature
• elevation
• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6