Practice Quiz 2

The exact moment that summer and winter starts is called the ___________?

• Equinox

• Rotation

• Solstice

The summer solstice in the Northern hemisphere takes place on __________.

• June 20 or 21

• December 20 or 21

• March 20

• September 23

The winter solstice in the northern hemisphere takes place on ___________.

• June 20 or 21

• December 20 or 21

• March 20

• September 23

The summer solstice is the _______ day of the year

• Longest

• Shortest

In ______________ they have cold winters, warm summers,and rain, and snow. Plan life includes __________ or ___________________ (leafy) forests.

• Humid Equatoral Climate, High, evergreen, decidious

• Ice Climates, low, no vegation, rainforst

• Humid Cold Climate, high, shrubs, evergreen

• Temperate climate

In dry climates plant life includes __________ and _____.

• Shrubs, Evergreen

• Shrubs, Cacti

• Deciduous trees, and grass

• Tropical, Rain forests.

Dry Climates have little to no _____________ or ____________ and both ____________ and ___________ temperature.

• Shurbs, Cacti, Hot, and cold.

• Hot, Mild, Summer, Winter

• Evergreen, Cold, Wintery, Mild

• Rain, Snow, Hot, Cold.

Weather is defined as ____?

• The condition of the atmosphere at a particular time , including temperate, precipitation, and humidity for a particular day or week.

• The average condition of the atmosphere of an area over a long period of time including temperate, precipitation, and seasonal change.

The winter is the ___________day of the year.

• Longest

• Shortest

The southern hemisphere has their winter solstice on ______________________________, and their summer solstice is on ________________________.

• June 20 and 21, December 21 or 22

• December 21 or 22, June 21 or 22