ES 21.2 Formative

The Koppen climate classification system uses average values of _____ and precipitation to classify climates.

• temperature

• latitude

• rainfall

• altitude

Which of the following is not one of the principal groups in the Koppen system?

• wet

• humid tropical

• dry

• polar

Humid tropical climates are climates without _____.

• rainfall

• winters

• summers

• altitude

Which of the following is classified as a humid mid-latitude climate with mild winters?

• humid subtropical

• humid continental

• tropical wet and dry

• highland

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The two types of dry climates are

• steppe and desert

• polar and desert

• highland and steppe

• humid subtropical and polar

The two types of polar climates are

• highland and tundra

• highland and ice cap

• tundra and ice cap

• subarctic and ice cap

Highland climates are areas that are warmer and drier than nearby areas at lower elevations

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Marine West Coast climates are a type of humid mid-latitude climates.

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Match the following

• Dry

• desert or arid

• Humid Mid-Latitude (severe winters)

• tundra

• Humid Tropical

• humid subtropical

• Humid Mid-Latitude (mild winters)

• humid continental

• Polar

• tropical wet and dry

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A dry climate is one in which the yearly precipitation is not as great as the potential loss of water by _____.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4