Canadian Climate Regions

Weather is:

• experienced on a daily basis

• measured in years

• none of the above

• all of the above

Precipitation includes:

• Rain

• Snow

• Hail

• All of the above

True or false: Climate can influence the types of buildings that are built in a city.

• True

• False

The closer you are to the equator, the colder it gets.

• True

• False

Oceans do not ________ down or _________ up as fast as land does.

• go, move

• spin, twirl

• cool, heat

• snow, sunshine

A wind coming from the south is typically colder than a wind coming from the north.

• True

• False

Jet streams:

• are narrow bands of strong wind

• located between cold, dry air and warm, tropical air

• can blow from east to west

• All of the above

Moving away from the ocean means higher or lower elevation?

• higher

• lower

Mountains do not affect how much rain a region receives.

• True

• False

Canada has 8 different climate regions.

• True

• False