JC Climates Introduction

What is climate?

• weather

• rain, sleet, snow, or hail

• average weather in a region over a long period of time

• the amount of ice cream available in a city

Regions closest to ________________ tend to have warmer year-round climates.

• Forest Fires

• South Pole

• North Pole

• the Equator

What causes seasons to change?

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's tilt

• Hot and Cold

• Santa Clause

What does "latitude" refer to?

• the distance away from the Equator

• how much rain a place gets

• how high up a mountain a place is

• the number of seasons a place gets

The higher the altitude of a city, the _______________ the temperatures are.

• hotter

• colder

• more consistent

• weirder

Is the Earth heated evenly?

• Yes

• No

Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects climate?

• latitude

• winds

• mountains

• weather forecast

Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects climate?

• ocean currents

• mountains

• the amount of snow you get on Christmas

• latitude

How do ocean currents affect climate?

• they cause hurricanes

• they spread temperatures around the Earth a little bit more evenly

• they make the Equator closer to Earth

• they cause the seasons

Surface currents are driven by _____________.

• sea critters

• differences in temperature

• wind

• the Equator