Weather and Climate

_______ affects weather because the further north or south you go from the equator, the less solar energy there is.

• Altitude

• sunlight

• latitude

• atmosphere

Large body of air with the same temperature, pressure, and moisture characteristics is called?

• warm front

• air mass

• cold front

• jet stream

_______ affects weather and climate because it heats the Earth unevenly.

• latitude

• atmosphere

• altitude

• sunlight

___________ is the average pattern of weather over a long period of time.

• Climate

• Forecast

• Weather

• Sunlight

Earth is unevenly heated due to its?

• Oceans and moons

• Gravity and clouds

• Tilt and shape

• Climate and weather

The boundary between two air masses that meet is called?

• Front

• Side

• Back

• Air mass

Which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur in?

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

The result of the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area is called?

• Altitude

• Density

• Pressure

• Air Pressure

How hot or cold something is?

• Friction

• Gravity

• Temperature

What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?

• polar, temperate, tropical

• temperate, polar, tropical

• tropical, temperate, polar