Weather and Climate

What is climate?

• describes the weather conditions over a period of years

• the large scale movement of iar that redistributes heat on Earth

• the height above sea level

• all of the above

What do you call a person that studies the long term weather patterns of a particular area?

• climatologist

• archeologist

• paleontologist

• none of the above

Name the four forms of precipitation.

What is a convection current?

• a current with electricity

• something that influences weather

• a type of oven

• The rising and sinking of matter in a circular pattern due to differences in temperature

Name the three climate zones

Higher land is generally cooler because temperature decreases with increased elevation.

• True

• False

Which one is NOT an example of a natural disaster?

• earthquakes

• rain

• wildfires

• hurricanes

Which areas get more precipitation?

• areas near large areas of land

• areas near large bodies of water

• in a valley

• in a cave

What is the purpose of latitude?

• to see how big the Earth is

• to divide the Earth in half

• to measure how far a place is from the equator

• it has no purpose

What is the purpose of latitude?

• to see how big the Earth is

• to divide the Earth in half

• to measure how far a place is from the equator

• it has no purpose