Weather, Climate, & Biomes

Which of the following is an accurate definition of climate?

• The daily conditions of the earth's atmosphere
• How hot or cold a place is
• The conditions of the earth's atmosphere over a long period of time

How are mountains created?

• Tectonic Plates moving apart
• Tectonic Plates pushing together
• Tectonic Plates shifting beside each other

How are valleys formed?

• Pollution
• Acid Rain
• Erosion
• Mountains moving away from each other

There are 3 characteristics of climate; which of the following correctly lists them?

• Temperature, precipitation, seasons
• Latitude, Elevation, Wind Currents
• Temperature, Elevation, Latitude

Latitude has the greatest effect on any climate around the world; what happens to temperature as you move further North or South away from the equator?

• It gets colder
• It gets hotter
• no change

Where do we find most of Earth's Volcanoes?

• Pacific Rim
• London, England
• Ring of Fire
• 142 Wallaby Way

BONUS (+2): What is the other correct answer for where we find most of Earth's volcanoes?

The rainforest as seen here is the biome that forms in what climate?

• Tropical Wet and Dry
• Arid
• Tropical Wet

Which of the following is not a climate in the low latitude climate zone?

• Arid
• Tundra
• Tropical Wet

In the Amazon Rainforest; what is the destructive process that region must deal with?

• Desertification
• Deposition
• Deforestation