Climate and Weather Unit Test

What is the difference between climate and weather?

Using the word bank match the vocab words to their correct definitions. Match the following:

• Greenhouse Gas

• The blanket of air that surrounds the plantet.

• Polar

• Very cold and dry.

• Latitude

• A measure of how far north or south of the equator a place is.

• Atmosphere

• The amount of water vapor in the air.

• Humidity

• A gas that traps heat in the atmosphere.

Label each part of the water cycle.

a

b

c

Evaporation

Precipitation

Condensation

How can you stay safe in extreme weather like a hurricane?

Why is our atmosphere so important to Earth?

Which of these describes a wet climate?

• Very little precipitation and plant growth.

• Lots of precipitation and plant growth.

• Cold with lots of wind

• Warm with lots of sun

Which of these might you experience in a dry climate?

• Lots of rain, tall trees, and humidity

• Hot sun, warm beaches and palm trees

• Arid air, short grasses or cacti, and little rain

• Mountains, cool air, and waterfalls

True or false: Places closest to the equator are very cold.

• True

• False

Which of these is NOT a named latitude line on our globe?

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Tropic of Cancer

• Arctic Circle

• Tropic of Virgo

True or false: As the climate warms it causes Earth’s glaciers to melt.

• True

• False