Climate on Earth

What are deserts?

• An area with high annual rainfall, no freezing temperatures, and a rich collection of plant and animal life

• The distance in degrees north or south of the equator.

• Areas of low rainfall on the downwind slopes of mountains

• Dry lands where vegetation is sparse, commonly covering less than 15 percent of the ground

Climate of an area is determined by

• what latitude it is located at

• if it is near a large body of water

• if it is near a mountain range

• all of the above

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What does climate mean?

• it is weather

• the average weather for a certain area

• it is what you want the weather to be

• it is what the weather is right now

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Climate is the same for all of Earth

• True

• False

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Areas near the north and south pole tend to be cooler than other parts of the world

• True

• False

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What gives off the radiation that causes different climates on Earth?

• moon

• clouds

• sun

• mountains

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If one side of the mountain has a forest and the other side has a desert, this is an example of a...

• rain shadow

• radiation

• weather

• none of the above

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What city would have the least amount of change in temperature?

• coastal city

• mountain city

• desert city

• cloud city

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There are different regions because of the sun. The sun hits different areas of the Earth with different amounts of radiation.

• True

• False

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Which one is not a type of climate?

• tropical

• mild

• cold

• dry

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