Lesson 2 & 3: Seasons & Climates

The condition of the air and sky at a certain time and place.

• weather

• climate

• ecosystem

• climate zone

The average weather of a place over many years.

• weather

• climate

• ecosystem

• climate zone

Climate changes minute by minute, hour by hour, and day by day.

• True

• False

_________________________ and temperature are the main ways to describe daily weather AND climate.

• weather

• equinox

• precipitation

• rotation

The tilt of the Earth on its axis creates _______________.

• lines of latitude

• meridians

• temperate climate zones

• seasons

Earth completes one rotation on its axis every

• day

• month

• year

• two years

The Earth makes one trip around the sun every _____ days.

• 24

• 30

• 365 1/4

• 730

Seasons in the northern and southern hemispheres are the same. It is winter in Europe & Australia in December.

• True

• False

The factors affecting climate include (check ALL that apply)

• Latitude

• Ocean Currents

• Wind & Air

• Relief

• Elevation

As altitude (a)   temperature drops.