21.1 & 21.2 Quiz Climates

Wet tropical climate has high temperatures and a great amount of annual precipitation?

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A savanna is not a tropical grassland with drought resistant trees typical of tropical wet and dry climate.

• True

• False

Humid mid-latitude include climates with mild winters as well as those with severe winters.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Dry summer subtropical climate is sometimes referred to as a Mediterranean climate.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

There are not two types of humid mid-latitude climate with severe winters: the humid continental climate and the subtropical climate.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The Köppen climate classification system uses mean yearly and annual values of temperature and precipitation to classify climates.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A dry climate is one in which the monthly precipitation is not as great as the potential loss of water by evaporation and transpiration.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Polar climates are those in which the mean temperature of the warmest month is below __°C

In general, highland climates are ______ and wetter than nearby areas at lower elevations.

• warmer

• colder

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Wet tropical climates make up approximately __ percent of Earth’s land area

• 50

• 40

• 30

• 10