Climate Review (6.3.3)

Climate is 

• the average weather over a long period of time 
• Yesterdays weather
• the temperature in the other side of the world
• the house A/C setting

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Weather 

• is the air that surrounds Earth
• is the average temperature over a period of time.
• changes day by day
• is the climate of the planet

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 Is this WEATHER or CLIMATE?

• weather 
• climate

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The El Nino is caused by

• cold water off the Atlantic coast of South America

• warm water in the Pacific off the coast of South America

• warm water in the Pacific off the coast of Mexico

• cold water in the Pacific off the coast of Mexico

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The El Nino will cause what kind of weather in the southern US?

• cold and dry

• cold and wet

• warm and wet

• warm and dry

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Climate refers to ____________, year-after-year weather patterns in a given area.  

• Conditions
•  Average
• Time and Place
• Weather

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One cause of major climate changes is the position of Earth relative to the _______.

• Equator

• Sun

• Axis

• Continents

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Weather refers to the conditions of Earth’s atmosphere at a particular ____________.  

•  Location
• Time
• Place
•  Time and Place

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

• Wind Patterns

• Ocean Currents

• Flowers

• Landforms

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Why doesn't the equator experience seasons?

• landforms

• ocean currents

• the sun's rays hit the equator more directly than anywhere else

• the rotation of the Earth

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