Weather and Climate

Region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. The sun's rays are most intense and the temperatures are always warm.

• tropical zone

• temperate zone

• polar zone

• warm front

a boundary between two air masses

• air mass

• cold front

• front

• warm front

Region north of the Tropic of Cancer and south of the Tropic of Capricorn. The sun's rays strike the Earth at smaller angle than the tropical zone.

• tropical zone

• temperate zone

• polar zone

• cold front

The regions covering the north and south poles (66.5° north and south latitudes and the poles). The sun's rays strike at a very small angle.

• tropical zone

• temperate zone

• polar zone

• eye

An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes)

• global warming

• greenhouse effect

• warm front

• air mass

An instrument used to measure how hot or cold something is

• barometer
• thermometer
• wind sock
• rain guage

Average weather conditions of a region year after year

• weather
• season
• cold front
• climate

The amount of water vapor in the air-

• humidity

• climate

• generalization

Which of the following best describes the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather happens in your state, and climate happens in your country.

• Weather includes the wind and rainfall, whereas climate only describes the temperature.

• Weather can be predicted but climate cannot.

• Weather describes conditions such as wind and rain at a particular time, whereas climate describes typical seasonal conditions.

Which one of the following factors does NOT influence climate?

• ocean currents

• the Sun's energy

• global wind patterns

• soil composition