Climate vs. Weather

The long term weather patterns of a place is referred to as

• Weather

• Zone

• Climate

• Polar region

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A place with similar average temperatures and precipitation throughout is called a __________________.

• Polar Express

• Climate Zone

• Weather Zone

• Equator Zone

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The ________ is an imaginary line that divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere.

• Longitude

• Prime Meridian

• Equator Line

• Gulf Stream

Most of the United States is located in this Climate Zone:

• Tropical Zone

• Temperate Zone

• Polar Zone

• Equator Zone

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If a mountain has a side to the ocean and the other towards inland, which side may have wet climate?

• Ocean Side

• Mountaintop

• Inland side

• Cloudy side

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Select the factors that describe weather

• Short term

• Precipitation

• Vegetation

• Certain place

• An average

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Select the elements that describe Climate:

• Precipitation

• Latitutde

• Altitude

• Certain time

• Wind

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These four things affect climate: distance from the equator, elevation, and wind.

• True

• False

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The warm current that flows across the Atlantic Ocean past Florida is called the ____________.

• Polar express

• Gulf Coast

• Gulf Stream

• Tropical Zone

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What is the source of energy that drives all weather patterns?

• the Sun

• the Moon

• wind

• water

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