climate

What is climate?

• What's happening in space at a time and place.
• What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place
• The average weather over many years
• The average temperature over many years.

What is weather?

• What's happening in space at a time and place.
• What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place.
• The average weather over many years
• The average temperature over many years.

The seasons are caused by___________?

• The direction the Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun
• Tropical Storms
• Changes in the moon
• The Earth's rotation on its axis

In which position is it Spring in the Northern Hemisphere?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

In which position is it summer in the Northern Hemisphere?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Which of the following does NOT have an affect on a region's climate?

• Large bodies of water
• Latitude
• Mountains
• Longitude

The gradual increase in the average temperature of our planet Earth is called

• Greenhouse Effect
• Global Warming
• Greenland Effect
• Ice Age

The biggest factor in determining climate is?

• elevation
• an ocean
• latitude
• mountain

What is the difference between climate and weather?

•  Climate averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while weather describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.
•  Weather averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while Climate describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.
• Climate describes the weather conditions at night, while weather describes the conditions during the daytime.
•  There is not a difference between climate and weather.

Which sentence best describes the relationship between elevation and air temperatures?

•  LOWER elevation = COLDER temperatures
• HIGHER elevation = COLDER temperatures
• HIGHER elevations = WARMER temperatures
• There is no relationship