intro to weather quiz 6th grade

What is the weather?

• it´s divided into different zones by location

• the conditions of the atmosphere that are present in a particular place at a particular time (rain, snow etc.)

• the average temperature and precipitation in a place over a long period of time

Which of these is NOT correct about how climate affects living things?

• small changes to conditions like temperature and water available in a place have no affect on the survival of living things

• tropical rainforests are located near the Equator

• climate is one of the factors that determines which plants and animals can live in a place

• forests in different climate zones have got different characteristics

Extreme weather includes

• a little bit of rain

• floods, droughts and hurricanes

• a sunny day

Weather is caused by heat from the Sun, and the movement of air and ______.

The world is divided into different climate ______.

The climate of a place is determined by

• how large the area is

• temperature and precipitation

• extreme weather

• number of people

How many climate zones are there?

• 20

• 8

• 2

• 5

Which climate zones cover mainland Spain?

• equitorial and continental

• oceanic and Mediterranean

• desert and Mediterranean

• mountain and oceanic

Which are the temperate climates?

• equitorial, tropical and desert

• oceanic, Mediterranean and continental

• mountains and polar

True or false: Climates are affected by latitude and altitude, and also by their proximity to large bodies of water.

• true

• false