Social Science - Grade 8 - Lesson 55

Select the definition best suited for: Climate

• Climate refers to the rise and fall of weather patterns.

• Climate is described as the average weather conditions.

• Climate refers to how many clouds are in the sky.

• Climate is described as the irreversible rise in temperature.

What is meant by Altitude?

• Altitude refers to the height of an object in relation to the shore line.

• Altitude refers to the height of an object above sea level.

• Altitude refers to the distance from the ocean to the shore break.

• Altitude refers to the height of a Mountain in metres.

Lines of Longitude run...?

• Horizontally

• Vertically

• Diagonally

• From left to right

Lines of latitude run...?

• Horizontally

• Vertically

• Diagonally

• From left to right

Complete the following sentence:

Weather is...

• The current temperature

• another word for climate

• The day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere

• the combination of temperature and climate