Climate

Antarctica is cold all the time. What is it's climate?

• Tropical
• Polar
• Arid/Dry
• Temperate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area?

• precipitation and humidity
• temperature and air pressure
• wind conditions and humidity
• temperature and precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

• polar, temperate, tropical

• tropical, temperate, polar

• temperate, polar, tropical

Which BEST describes why latitudes closest to the equator have warmer climates?

• they are at lower elevations
• they receive more solar energy
• they are nearer to ocean currents
• they get more winds that carry energy in the form of heat

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which sentence best describes how latitude and temperature are related?

• Lower latitude = Colder air temperature

• Higher latitude = Colder air temperature

• Higher latitude = Warmer temperatures

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

• Lower elevation leads to colder temperatures

• Higher elevation leads to colder temperatures

• Higher elevations leads to warmer temperatures

The temperature of a tropical climate is?

• consistently warm

• consistently cool

• consistently moderate

• warm and cool

A polar climate is?

• warm and cool

• consistently moderate

• consistently cool

• consistently warm

A temperate climate is?

• consistently cool

• consistently warm

• consistently moderate

• Sometimes warm and sometimes cool

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.