Climate Review

What is the difference between climate and weather?

•  Climate averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while weather describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.
•  Weather averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while Climate describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.
• Climate describes the weather conditions at night, while weather describes the conditions during the daytime.
•  There is not a difference between climate and weather.

Which of these is NOT a factor that determines the climate of a place?

• latitude
• wind patterns
• longitude
• elevation

What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?

• polar, temperate, tropical
• tropical, temperate, polar
• temperate, polar, tropical
• temperate, tropical, polar

Climates are classified according to which two major factors?

• elevation & precipitation
• latitude & temperature
• elevation & latitude
• precipitation & temperature

How does latitude influence climate?

• The closer you are to the equator the higher the temp
• Winds bring rain to the coast from the seas
• The higher the altitude the colder the temperature
• Ocean Currents affect precipitation

A continuous, directed movement of ocean water.

• Ocean Current
• Ocean Climate
• Ocean Pollution
• Ocean Concurrent

What do you mean by weather?

• Envelope of air surrounding the earth

• State of the atmosphere at any point of time

• Generalized monthly atmospheric conditions

• None of these

Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Water vapor

• All answers are correct

The Earth acts like a greenhouse that catches and traps heat from the sun.

• true
• false

What happens to the temperature if more greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere?

• Temperature goes up
• Temperature goes down