Climate

The closer you live to an ocean the more likely your climate will be?

• maritime
• continental
• tropical
• polar

A polar climate is?

• warm and cool
• consistently moderate
• consistently cool
• consistently warm

What is the climate of the top of a mountain like as compared to the bottom of the mountain?

• warmer
• cooler
• drier
• wetter

What is the difference between climate and weather?

•  Climate averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while weather describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.
•  Weather averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while Climate describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.
• Climate describes the weather conditions at night, while weather describes the conditions during the daytime.
•  There is not a difference between climate and weather.

Which sentence best describes the relationship between elevation and air temperatures?

•  LOWER elevation = COLDER temperatures
• HIGHER elevation = COLDER temperatures
• HIGHER elevations = WARMER temperatures
• There is no relationship

What is weather?

• What's happening in space at a time and place.
• What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place.
• The average weather over many years
• The average temperature over many years.

What is climate?

• What's happening in space at a time and place.
• What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place
• The average weather over many years
• The average temperature over many years.

Which of the following does NOT have an affect on a region's climate?

• Large bodies of water
• Latitude
• Mountains
• Longitude

Which BEST describes why latitudes closest to the equator have warmer climates?

• they are at lower elevations
• they receive more solar energy
• they are nearer to ocean currents
• they get more winds that carry energy in the form of heat

What is the condition of the Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place?

• climate
• temperature
• weather
• air pressure