Climate

What is climate?

• The average weather pattern over a period of years.

• The outside conditions day to day.

• Very cold weather

• A mild climate

What is a polar climate?

• A very mild climate with seasonal weather

• A climate that is warm all year.

• A very cold climate

• The imaginary line that divides the earth in half.

What is a temperate climate?

• The outside enviornment day to day

• A climate that is warm all year

• A very cold climate

• A mild climate with seasonal weather

What is a tropical climate?

• A very warm climate

• A very cold climate

• A seasonal climate

• Average weather patterns for years.

What is weather?

• Average weather patterns for years.

• The outside environment day to day

• Very cold weather

• Very warm weather

What is the equator?

• A very cold climate

• Parallel lines on a map or globe that shows how far away from the equator a place is.

• The imaginary line that divides the Earth into a northern half and southern half.

• A very warm climate

What is latitude?

• Parallel lines on a map or globe that shows how far away from the equator a place is.

• The imaginary line that divides the Earth into a northern half and southern half.

• The measurement of how high above ground something is.

• The average weather patterns that occur year to year.

Elevation

• The measurement of how high above the ground something is.

• The measurement of the environment day to day.

• The measurement of how warm the ocean is.

• Weather patterns on a year to year basis.

What sends energy towards the Earth?

• Water

• Clouds

• The Sky

• The sun

What areas get the most energy?

• Close to the equator

• Far away from the equator