Weather and Climate Concepts

Which climate zone has the warmest temperatures throughout the year?

• polar

• temperate

• tropical

• All the climate zones have the same temperature year round

When snowstorms happen, branches on large trees can break when ice collects on them. This can harm people and damage property. Which of these would be best to do before a snowstorm?

• put sandbags around the trunks of all of the trees

• cover the branches of any old, weak trees with blankets

• cut the branches off any old, weak trees

• build walls around the trunks of all of the trees

The weather measured over a length of time is called ____________.

• wind

• climate

• percipitation

• flood

People in a certain place are told to move to higher ground during a severe weather event. What kind of weather is most likely happening?

• flooding

• snowstorm

• lightening

• tornado

What does it mean to say that a place has a dry climate?

• It never rains there.

• It does not rain very often.

• It is always sunny there.

• It is far from the ocean.

The usual weather in a certain place depends on the time of year. In the Northern Hemisphere, what general temperature pattern is expected from September to October?

• The temperature decreases.

• The temperature increases.

• The temperature pattern is different every year.

• The temperature stays about the same

The National Weather Service sends an emergency message telling people that they should put shutters on all the windows in their houses and leave the city as soon as possible. What kind of weather event is the National Weather Service warning people about?

• drought

• snowstorm

• lightening

• hurricane

This shelter would best protect a person from what kind of weather?

• flood

• tornado

• drought

• snowstorm

Which climate zone(s) would be likely to have snow fall during the winter months?

• the temperate and polar zones

• the tropical and polar zones

• only the tropical zone

• the temperate and tropical zones

A location has grasses, short trees, and cacti. What is probably true about the weather where the picture was taken?

• It is usually cold.

• It does not rain very often.

• It is always sunny.

• It is never windy