6th Grade Weather and Climate

Hall Beach, in Canada, lies at 68° N Latitude. Mozambique, in Africa, lies at 18° S Latitude. Which receives less sunlight? Why?

• Hall Beach because it is on the beach

• Hall Beach because it is further from the equator than Mozambique

• Mozambique because it is closer to the equator than Hall Beach

• Mozambique because it is in Africa

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Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences climate?

• Wind Patterns

• Ocean Currents

• Flowers

• Landforms

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Climate is

• the average weather conditions over a long period of time

• the local, short term state of the atmosphere

• Crystallization

• Clouds that are formed from water in the air

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The climate zone that is at both the top and the bottom of the globe

• Temperate

• Tropical

• Mild

• Polar

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Which of the following is the climate zone directly on, above, and below the equator

• Temperate

• Tropical

• Polar

• Moderate

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Which of the following is the climate zone between the equator and the poles? (This is where California is located)

• Temperate

• Polar

• Tropical

• Hot

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Which of the following is the definition of weather?

• the average weather conditions over a long period of time

• glaciers

• the local, short term state of the atmosphere

• troposphere

Why doesn't the equator experience seasons?

• landforms

• ocean currents

• the sun's rays hit the equator more directly than anywhere else

• the rotation of the Earth

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Pismo, California, located on the West Coast, has cooler temperatures all year long compared to Hanford, California. Why?

• Hanford is closer to the equator

• Pismo has a higher elevation than Hanford

• the West Coast of California has a cold ocean current

• It is always cooler on any coast in the world than anywhere else

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Weather and climate are the same thing

• true

• false

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