Climate Practice Quiz

Areas located on the west coasts of North America, South America, and Europe with mild winters and cool summers

• Polar Zone

• Marine Climate

• Continental Climate

• Temperate Zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.

• Leeward

• Climate

• Weather

• Windward

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The side of a mountain range that faces away from oncoming wind and receives little precipitation

• Monsoon

• Windward

• Leeward

• Weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

An area's average, year-after-year amount of precipitation and temperature

• Microclimate

• Weather

• Climate

• Monsoon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A small area with climate conditions that differ from those around it

• Microclimate

• Climate

• Marine Climate

• Continental Climate

The side of a mountain range that the wind hits and receives the most rain or snow

• Leeward

• Weather

• Monsoon

• Windward

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Area near the equator between 23.5ºN and 23.5ºS, that receives direct or nearly direct sunlight all year round

• Polar Zone

• Marine Climate

• Tropical Zone

• Temperate Zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Areas located in the center of the continents with cold winters and warm or hot summers

• Marine Climate

• Continental Climate

• Temperate Zone

• Polar Zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Areas located between tropical and polar zones with warm or hot summers and cold winters

• Tropical Zone

• Polar Zone

• Continental Climate

• Temperate Zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Sea and land breezes over a large region that change direction with the seasons

• Weather

• Climate

• Windward

• Monsoon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6