Climate/Weather Phenomena

As you move AWAY from the equator and towards the poles --

• it continues to get warmer.

• it gets freezing cold immediately.

• it gradually gets cooler.

• it stays exactly the same.

The Arctic and Antarctic layers are also called --

• Low Latitude areas

• High Latitude areas

The Rainforest and Savannah can be found in the Tropics.

• True

• False

The Taiga and Tundra can be found in the Tropics.

• True

• False

Mid-Latitudes (green) experience all four (4) seasons.

• True

• False

Which statement below is true?

• Climate is the day to day experience of sun, wind, and rain.

• Weather is what an area experiences over a long period of time.

• Weather is which season you are currently in.

• Climate consists of weather patterns over a longer period of time.

Coastal regions around the world experience violent windstorms known as --

• Monsoons

• Earthquake

• Hurricane

• Tornado

Vertical funnels of rapidly spinning air that devastate flat areas on land are known as --

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Earthquake

• Typhoon

Seasonal prevailing winds/storms in the Indian Ocean area are known as --

• Hurricanes

• Cyclones

• Tsunamis

• Monsoons

When water overflows or too much rain has fallen to be absorbed by the ground in a normally dry area, a ________________ can occur.

• Monsoon

• Hurricane

• Flood

• Earthquake