Climates on Earth

______ is the long-term pattern of weather conditions.

• Climate

• Weather

• Precipitation

• Humidty

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What is climate?

• What's happening in space at a time and place.

• What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place

• The average weather over many years

• The average temperature over many years.

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What is climate?

• weather

• rain, sleet, snow, or hail

• average weather in a region over a long period of time

• the amount of ice cream available in a city

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The higher the altitude of a city, the _______________ the temperatures are.

• hotter

• colder

• more consistent

• weirder

Is the Earth heated evenly?

• Yes

• No

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How do ocean currents affect climate?

• they cause hurricanes

• they spread temperatures around the Earth a little bit more evenly

• they make the Equator closer to Earth

• they cause the seasons

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_______ affects weather because the further north or south you go from the Equator, the less solar energy (heat).

• altitude

• latitude

• sunlight

• atmosphere

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An area of low rainfall on the downwind slope of a mountain is called what?

• climate

• the Gulf stream

• a microclimate

• a rain shadow

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Whats the difference between a climate and a micro climate?

• There are no differences

• Climate is the whole region while microclimate is areas within a region

• Microclimate is the whole region while climate is areas within a region

A localized climate that is different from the surrounding area:

• biome

• microclimate

• macroclimate

• ecosystem

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