Climate Types Brain Pop

What is climate?

•  What's going on with the atmosphere at any particular time
• The type of weather that occurs during a particular season
• An area's pattern of weather over a long period of time
• How much sunshine an area gets 

Why are tropical climates so hot?

•  Because there is very little rain
• Because they receive more direct sunlight than other areas
• Because there is not much vegetation in tropical areas
• Because there are more hours of daylight in tropical areas than in any other area

Which of the following is a true statement about temperate climates?

• They often have very cold winters
• They often have very warm summers
• They often receive less than 25 cm of rainfall per year
• They are usually completely uninhabited

What impact does the ocean have on climate? 

•  It tends to moderate temperatures in coastal areas
•  It tends to make temperatures in coastal areas more extreme
• It tends to decrease rainfall in coastal areas
•  It tends to make temperatures in coastal areas colder

What are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area?

• precipitation and humidity
• temperature and air pressure
• wind conditions and humidity
• temperature and precipitation

What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?

• polar, temperate, tropical
• tropical, temperate, polar
• temperate, polar, tropical

What is the measure of distance in degrees north and south from the equator?

• latitude
• longitude
• elevation
• topography

What is the height of an area above sea level?

• elevation
• topography
• latitude
• longitude

Which sentence best describes how latitude and temperature are related?

• LOWER latitude = COLDER air temperature
• HIGHER latitude = COLDER air temperature
• HIGHER latitude = WARMER temperatures

Which sentence best describes the relationship between elevation and air temperatures?

• LOWER elevation = COLDER temperatures
• HIGHER elevation = COLDER temperatures
• HIGHER elevations = WARMER temperatures