GCh. 3 Section 1 & 2 Review

TRUE OR FALSE: Warm air is lighter than cold air.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Select the major climate zones! (multiple answers)

• dry

• Antarctica

• tropical

• highland

TRUE OR FALSE: LOWER elevation = COLDER temperatures

• TRUE

• FALSE

Fronts occur when ___________ of different temperatures come together.

• air masses

• clouds

• winds

Which of the following is NOT a factor that climatologists use to study world climates?

• temperature

• precipitation

• native plant life

• ocean currents

_________________ is a warm current that flows along the East coast of the U.S.

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Gulf Stream

Which climate zone is located in the middle latitudes and has 4 seasons?

• temperate

• polar

• dry

• highland

Which climate zone is located in the upper a d lower latitudes and often where penguins live?

• temperate

• polar

• highland

• tropical

Which climate zone includes some of the wettest, driest, and hottest places on Earth and has around 70,000 different types of animal and plant species?

• temperate

• highland

• polar

• tropical