SC.5.E.7.6 - Climate Zones

Maps are used for different purposes. This map shows seasonal weather in the United States. Abby lives near the ocean in the middle of the East Coast. Carlos lives

near the ocean in the middle of the West Coast. Abby’s and Carlos’s homes are at about the same latitude. How do the summer temperatures in the two places compare?

• The East Coast is cooler

• The West Coast is cooler

• The temperatures are about the same.

• It is impossible to compare the temperatures

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The Gulf Stream is a warm current. It flows from the Gulf of Mexico along the eastern coast of the United States. Its northern extension flows across the Atlantic to Scotland.

Ailas lives on the coast north and west of London.

What effect does the Gulf Stream have on the temperatures there?

• It warms ocean and land temperatures

• It cools ocean and land temperatures

• It warms ocean temperatures and cools land temperatures

• It cools ocean temperatures and warms land temperatures

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Shin made this table describing three climate zones.

What seasonal temperatures would you most likely find in a temperate climate?

• very hot summers and warm winters

• cool summers and very cold winters

• mild summers and mild winters

• hot summers and cold winters

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This map shows seasonal weather in the United States. Tyree lives in an area that has cool summers and mild winters. Which is the most likely description of her

location?

• mountainside

• interior valley

• ocean coast

• high desert

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Savitri is making a model of a tundra. A tundra is a treeless area that usually gets less than 10 inches of precipitation each year. The soil below the surface of the ground is frozen year-round. What climate zone does Savitri’s model show?

• equatorial

• polar

• temperate

• tropical

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Savitri is making a model of a tundra. A tundra is a treeless area that usually gets less than 10 inches of precipitation each year. The soil below the surface of the ground is frozen year-round. What climate zone does Savitri’s model show?

• equatorial

• polar

• temperate

• tropical

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This map shows climate regions of the world. In general, what is the relationship between temperature and latitude?

• Temperature stays the same for all latitudes

• Temperature decreases as latitude increases

• Temperature increases as latitude increases

• Temperature and latitude decrease at the same rate

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Zan lives in Buffalo, New York. She often hears the snowfall in her area referred to as lake effect snow. She knows that it occurs when Arctic air moves across the Great

Lakes. Which is the best description of how lake effect snow forms?

• Cold air cools the lakes so they release moisture

• Cold air moves over warmer lakes and picks up moisture.

• Wind speed picks up over the lakes, which causes evaporation.

• Air pressure increases over the lakes, which releases moisture from the air.

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Coos Bay, Oregon, and Boise, Idaho, are shown on the map below. In January, the average temperature in Coos Bay is 11.7º C (53º F). The average temperature in Boise

is 2.7º C (37º F).

What is the most likely reason for the difference in the average January temperatures of the two cities?

• Coos Bay is near the Pacific Ocean.

• Coos Bay gets more precipitation.

• Boise is affected by the Great Salt Lake

• Boise is at a higher latitude

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Noah drew this model showing environments within climate zones.

In which zone is subarticthe temperature lowest?

• tropical

• temperate

• subartic

• artic