Climate & Environment

Which statement best describes climate?

• the current weather conditions

• the measure of how hot or cold it is

• the measure of how much rain fell since last week

• the average weather conditions in a region over a period of time

Why are coastal climates often moderate?

• Land temperatures change at different elevations.

• Land temperatures change with the rise and fall of the tides.

• Air temperatures change more slowly over water than over land.

• Air temperatures over water are the same as water temperatures.

Why do many people who live in East Africa have tall, thin bodies with long legs and arms?

• It allows them to use more oxygen.

• It helps them sweat more to cool their skin.

• It helps them stay cool by getting rid of heat quickly.

• It allows them to grow more hair to protect their skin from the sun.

Which natural event worsened the effects of the Great Depression?

• The Mississippi River flooded.

• Mount Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines.

• The central United States experienced severe drought.

• The eastern Pacific Ocean became warmer than normal.

Which of the following are effects of climate change?

Choose THREE.

• cleaner air

• less sunlight

• longer droughts

• increased flooding

• melting polar ice caps

Which description matches an arid climate?

• summers are hot and dry, winters are cool and wet

• winters are very cold, summers are warmer but short

• very high precipitation and humidity, very hot most of the year

• very little rain falls, large temperature change between night and day

Which description matches a tropical climate?

• summers are hot and dry, winters are cool and wet

• winters are very cold, summers are warmer but short

• very high precipitation and humidity, very hot most of the year

• very little rain falls, large temperature change between night and day

Which description matches as polar climate?

• summers are hot and dry, winters are cool and wet

• winters are very cold, summers are warmer but short

• very high precipitation and humidity, very hot most of the year

• very little rain falls, large temperature change between night and day

Which description matches a Mediterranean climate?

• summers are hot and dry, winters are cool and wet

• winters are very cold, summers are warmer but short

• very high precipitation and humidity, very hot most of the year

• very little rain falls, large temperature change between night and day

Select the descriptions that match Jet Streams. There are more than one.

• carry stormy weather with them

• stronger in winter than in summer

• rising air spreads out north and south of the equator

• swift rivers of air flowing through the upper atmosphere

• dry air sinks around 30 degrees north and south latitudes