Examining Florida's Weather & Climate

Florida is known as

• The Snowy State
• The Sunshine State
• The Orange State

Florida is known for having a

• warm and mild climate

• cold and harsh climate

• dry and extreme climate

Why does Florida have a warm and mild climate?

• Because it is close to the Equator

• Because it rains a lot

• Because it snows

Florida is able to grow crops in the winter because

• It stays warm enough all year

• It stays cold all year

• It stays dry all year

True or False: Tourists come to visit Florida because of the warm weather

• true
• false

________ refers to how much moisture is in the air?

• humid
• temperature
• precipitation

TRUE or FALSE: We always see snow in Florida

• True

• False

_______ is a long period without rain

• drought

• thunderstorm

• hurricane

_______ bring heavy rainfall, strong winds, and storm surges.

• droughts

• hurricanes

• thunderstorms

_______ can produce lightning and flooding.

• droughts

• hurricanes

• thunderstorms