Climate zones of Earth

What is climate?

• What's happening in space at a time and place.

• The average weather condition of a place over a large period of time

What is weather?

• What's happening in space at a time and place.

• The condition of the atmosphere at a time and place.

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

• Distance from the equator and distance from the sea

• temperature and air pressure

• stars and space

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

• summer, winter, rainy

• tropical, temperate, polar

The temperature of a tropical climate is?

• consistently warm
• consistently cool
• consistently moderate
• warm and cool

The temperate zones of the Earth are between the tropics. Is that true or false?

• True

• False

The frigid zones of the Earth are near the northern and southern poles. Is that true or false?

• True

• False

What climate zone is in the middle part of earth in picture?

• Polar zone

• Temperate zone

• Tropical zone

What zone is the equator in?

• Temperate

• Polar

• Tropical

How many climate zones does our planet have?

• 4

• 3

• 8

• 2