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Which statement best describes temperature patterns in areas along the equator?

• temperatures along the equator vary from hot in the summer to cold in the winter
• temperatures along the equator are consistently warm all year long
• temperatures along the equator are consistently cool all year long
• temperatures along the equator are consistently freezing all year long

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What is the main factor that separates the biomes?

• Land
• Water
• Climate
• Longitude

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Northern biome with many coniferous trees; very cold temperatures in the winter months.

• Taiga
• tundra
• desert
• temperate rain forest

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What abiotic factor does the tundra and desert  have in common?

• Temperture
• Low rainfall
• Soil quality
• Air quality

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Johanna is explaining to her friend how to determine the climate of an area. Which instruction is she most likely to give her friend?

• Measure the highest and lowest temperatures in a particular year.

• Find the average weather conditions over a period of many years.

• Measure the weather conditions one day and compare them to other days.

• Record the precipitation and the wind speed for several months.

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Mia lives in a place that is usually sunny with frequent summer rains. For most of the year, it is warm and humid. Mia has never seen snow where she lives. In what type of climate zone does Mia most likely live?

• desert

• polar

• temperate

• tropical

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Which best describes climate

• Yesterday , it was rainy

• Summer was hot and dry

• It rained last week

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What is climate?

• Minute by minute changes in temperature

• The blanket of air that surrounds Earth

• Average conditions over a long period of time

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Which type of climate has 4 seasons?

• temperate

• tropical

• desert

• polar

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The most important factor all of climate zones is _____.

• energy from the sun.

• precipitation from clouds.

• amount of plants.

• closeness of oceans.

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