PCS 5th Climate Zones & Environments

In the _________ climate zone the average temperature of the warmest month is below 10 degrees Celsius.

• polar

• temperate

• tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Why are polar climates so much colder than tropical climates?

• It is too humid in tropical climates.

• Polar bears prefer the cold.

• Sunlight is very indirect at the poles.

• Atmospheric circulation because the Earth spins on its axis.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The _______ environment has low precipitation and the temperature changes from hot in the day to cold at night.

• rain forest

• swamp

• tundra

• desert

A _______ environment has water on its surface all year long.

• rain forest

• swamp

• tundra

• desert

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What climate zone is the blue area in the picture?

• Temperate zone

• Polar zone

• Tropical zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Temperatures in the temperate climate zones are . . .

• cold all year long

• warm all year long

• hot in summer and cold in winter

• hot in the winter and cold in the summer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Forests in which large amounts of rain fall year-round are called ___________.

• swamps

• deserts

• rain forests

• mountian ranges

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A barren region with little or no rainfall, usually sandy and without trees is called _________.

• swamp

• desert

• rian forest

• mountian range

What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• North Pole
• South Pole

What are latitude and longitude lines?

• imaginary lines that divide the Earth

• visible lines that divide the Earth

• long and short lines that divide the Earth

• factors of weather than affect climate