Climate Zones

1. What is weather?

• The average weather conditions over a long period of time.

• The minute by minute conditions outside.

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What is Climate?

• The average weather conditions over a long period of time.

• The minute by minute conditions outside.

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What affects climate?

• The distance from the equator.

• The distance from the moon.

• The distance from the planets.

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4. Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects weather?

• Precipitation

• Thermometers

• Wind

• Temperature

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5. Does the following statement refer to climate or weather?

Today's air temperature was the lowest this week.

• Climate

• Weather

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6. Does the following statement refer to climate or weather?

In Antarctica, the average yearly temperature is below freezing.

• Climate

• Weather

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7. What are the two factors that determine an areas climate?

• elevation and precipitation

• precipitation and temperature

• latitude and topography

• topography and temperature

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8. As latitude ____________ temperature ____________.

• increases, decreases

• decreases, increases

• increases, increases

• decreases, decreases

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9. As altitude _____________ temperature ___________.

• decreases, decreases

• increases, increases

• increases, decreases

• decreases, increases

10. This climate that is characterized by average temperature that are near or below freezing

• middle latitude

• polar

• tropical

• none of them