Climate Stations Review!

Which of the following is an example of something that IMPACTS climate?

• altitude

• climographs

• the angle of the sun

• your personal energy level

What is a climograph?

• shows the amount of times the earth goes around the sun

• shows the amount of tornadoes in a given place

• shows the average sea levels of different oceans each month of the year

• shows the average climate of a place each month of the year

What does the CURVED LINE indicate on a climograph?

• the average MONTHLY TEMPERATURE

• the average SEA LEVEL

• the average number of TROPICAL STORMS

• the average MONTHLY RAINFALL

What do the BARS indicate on a climograph?

• the average MONTHLY TEMPERATURE

• the average MONTHLY RAINFALL

• the average MONTHLY SEA LEVEL

• the average number of TROPICAL STORMS

Fill in the blanks: _____ air rises, while _____ air falls.

• warm, cool

• warm, warm

• cool, warm

• cool, cool

True or False: Air currents have NO IMPACT on climate.

• True

• False

True or False: Precipitation is HEAVIEST near the equator because moist air is constantly heating and rising.

• True

• False

True or False: The water temperature affects the air temperature and the land around it.

• True

• False

Fill in the blank: As ALTITUDE increases, TEMPERATURE _____.

• increase

• decreases

• stays the same

What are the regions near the equator known as?

• greenlands

• grasslands

• tundra

• tropics