Climate & Weather

How does weather differ from climate?

• Weather can change, but climate can't.

• Weather and climate are the exact same thing.

• Weather describes precipitation; climate describes temperature.

• Weather is measured from day to day; climate is the average weather over a long period of time.

How does latitude affect climate?

• The closer to the poles, the warmer it gets.

• The closer to the equator, the warmer it gets.

• The higher you go up a mountain, the colder it gets.

• The higher you go up a mountain, the warmer it gets.

How does sea level affect climate?

• Places at higher elevations have generally colder temperatures than places closer to sea level.

• Places at higher elevations have generally warmer temperatures than places closer to sea level.

True or False: It's normal for climates to change naturally over time.

• True

• False

Where is the temperate zone?

• close to the equator

• along bodies of water

• next to the North and South Poles

• between the polar and tropical zones

Why has Earth’s climate changed so rapidly in recent years?

• The sun has gotten much hotter.

• People are eating too many plants.

• People are burning too many fossil fuels.

• The Earth is rotating too slowly to cool off effectively.

What is a potential effect of rapid climate change on Earth?

• droughts

• hurricanes

• extinction of some species

• All of these

Greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane,

• hold heat in the atmosphere.

• help flowers grow in dry places.

• help water flow from place to place.

• are emitted by trees and other plants.

________ coming from one direction can change temperatures hotter or colder.

• Prevailing winds

• Latitude

• Ocean Currents

• Latitude

The Gulf Stream is an example of a ______ that affects climate.

• ocean current

• prevailing wind

• latitude

• higher elevation