Climate Activity Quiz (Tues. 3/8)

What is the latitude of the Polar Zone?

• 30 - 60 degrees

• 0 - 30 degress

• 60 - 90 degrees

• none of the above

Higher elevation has:

• Higher Temperature

• Lower Temperature

• Temperature Varies

• Moderate Temperature

What causes the months of darkness at the North Pole during winter months?

• Polar Winter

• The movement of the Sun

• The tilt of the Earth

• All of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Weather is:

• The state of the atmosphere on a given day

• the state of the atmosphere over a long period of time

• Precipitation

• Low and high pressure fronts

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Latitude really tells us:

• What kind of climate a place has

• how far north or south is the place in reference to the equator

• Longitude

• All of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Major climate zones are:

• Polar, Rainforest, Temperate

• Tropical, Polar, Temperate

• Oceania, Polar, Temperate

• B & A

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Tropical Zone:

• Surrounds the equator

• Surrounds the Poles

• Experience droughts

• All of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Temperate Zone has:

• Three Seasons

• Precipitation year around

• Extreme temperatures

• Four seasons

Proximity of water causes:

• Cooler summers and warmer winters

• Warmer summers and colder winters

• Precipitation

• b & c

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Polar Zones includes:

• Arctic

• Antarctic

• Greenland

• All of the above