Intro to Climate Quiz

High-latitude, cold regions around the North and South Poles

• Temperate Regions
• Tropic Regions
• Polar Regions
• Permafrost Regions

A parallel 66 ½ degrees south of the equator

• Tropic of Capricorn
• Tropic of Cancer
• Arctic Circle
• Antarctic Circle

The parallel 23 ½ degrees south of the equator

• Antarctic Circle
• Arctic Circle
• Tropic of Cancer
• Tropic of Capricorn

 Warm, low-latitude areas near the equator.

• Temperate
• Doldrums
• Poles
• Tropics

The parallel 23 ½ degrees north of the equator.

• Arctic Circle
• Antarctic Circle
• Tropic of Capricorn
• Tropic of Cancer

Energy from the sun, which reaches Earth as light and heat

• Solar System
• Solar Energy
• Solstice
• Atmosphere

What are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area?

• precipitation and humidity
• temperature and air pressure
• wind conditions and humidity
• temperature and precipitation

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

• climate
• temperature
• weather
• air pressure

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Which BEST describes why latitudes closest to the equator have warmer climates?

• they are at lower elevations
• they receive more solar energy
• they are nearer to ocean currents
• they get more winds that carry energy in the form of heat

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What is the measure of distance in degrees north and south from the equator?

• latitude
• longitude
• elevation
• topography