Climate

What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?

• polar, temperate, tropical

• tropical, temperate, polar

• temperate, polar, tropical

• Tropical, polar, temperate

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

• climate
• temperature
• weather
• air pressure

Which sentence best describes how latitude and temperature are related?

• LOWER latitude = COLDER air temperature

• HIGHER latitude = COLDER air temperature

• HIGHER latitude = WARMER temperatures

• LOWER latitude = HIGHER latitude

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

• climate
• temperature
• elevation
• precipitation

Which is not a factor that affects climate?

• altitude
• latitude
• lakes and oceans
• living organisms

The average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and cloud in an area are known as its

• Climate
• Weather
• global warming
• seasons

Climates are classified according to two major factors:

• elevation and precipitation
• latitude and temperature
• elevation and latitude
• precipitation and temperature

The climate zones lying between 23.5° and 66.5° north and south latitude are called the

• temperate zone
• polar zone
• tropical zone
• subtropical zone

The Tundra and Ice Cap climates are examples of __________________ climates.

• Dry
• Temperate Continental
• Polar
• Highlands

What is climate?

• What's happening in space at a time and place.

• What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place

• The average weather over many years

• The average temperature over many years.