Climate

What is climate?

• What's happening in space at a time and place.
• What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place
• The average weather over many years
• The average temperature over many years.

What is weather?

• What's happening in space at a time and place.
• What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place.
• The average weather over many years
• The average temperature over many years.

What climate does a desert have?

• Tropical
• Polar
• Arid/Dry
• Temperate

The seasons are caused by___________?

• The direction the Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun
• Tropical Storms
• Changes in the moon
• The Earth's rotation on its axis

Which of the following does NOT have an affect on a region's climate?

• Large bodies of water
• Latitude
• Mountains
• Longitude

Which of the following is NOT a natural cause of climate change?

• pollution
• meteorite collisions
• solar spots
• Volcanic eruptions

All of the following are causes of Global Warming except

• Rotation of the Earth
• Deforestation
• Increases in Greenhouse Gases
• Burning Fossil Fuels

The gradual increase in the average temperature of our planet Earth is called

• Greenhouse Effect
• Global Warming
• Greenland Effect
• Ice Age

Which of the following is not a characteristic of climate?

• Precipitation
• Seasons
• Temperature
• Weather

Large bodies of water affecting the temperature of  region in an example of which climatic element?

• Influence of elevation
• Proximity to water
• Influence of ocean currents
• Influence of latitudes