BrainPop: Climate Types

Climate is the weather of a specific area over a long period of time. 

• True

• False

Climatologists only use temperature when studying climate.  

• True

• False 

Tropical climates are close to what?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

Which of the following are examples of tropical climates?  (Choose 2)

• Desert

• Rainforest

• Savanna 

What is another word for arid?

• Cold

• Temperate

• Dry

All deserts are hot. 

• True 

• False 

What types of summers and winters do temperate climates have?  

• Hot summers; Freezing winters

• Hot summers; Not so cold winters 

• Not so hot summers; Hot winters

Where are all continental climates fournd?

• Northern Hempishere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

Where are polar climates found? 

• At the equator 

• At the poles

• At the tropics

What is the name of the ocean current which brings warm ocean water from the equator along the east coast of the United States?

• Air Stream

• Ocean Stream

• Gulf Stream