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WorksheetsClimate Zones
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
What zone is most of the United States in?
Temperate
Polar
Tropical
What zone is the equator in?
Temperate
Polar
Tropical
What is the name of the climate zones at the north and south of the map?
Tropical
Polar
Temperate
Which zone has the the coldest place on earth?
Tropical
Temperate
Polar
Which zone has over half of all the plant and animal species in the world living in it?
Tropical
Temperate
Polar
Which zone gets the most rainfall?
Polar
Tropical
Temperate
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 amount of rain over many years.
The temperature of a tropical climate is?
consistently warm
consistently cool
consistently moderate
warm and cool
A temperate climate is?
consistently cool
consistently warm
consistently moderate
warm and cool
What climate zone is the white area in the picture?
Polar zone
Temperate zone
Tropical zone
Temperatures in the POLAR ZONES are...
cold all year
always warm
warm in summer and cold in winter
Temperatures in the TEMPERATE ZONES are...
cold all year
always warm
warm in summer and cold in winter
The climate is...
The typical weather in a specific place over a long period of time.
today´s weather
What climate zone is the green area in the picture?
Polar zone
Temperate zone
Tropical zone
What climate zone is the red area in the picture?
Polar zone
Temperate zone
Tropical zone
Precipitations in the POLAR ZONES are...
heavy or little, it depends on the area
variable
little and in the form of snow
These are imaginary horizontal lines parallel to the Earth's equator that run from East to West and vice versa.
Longitude
Latitude
Equator
Direction
These are imaginary lines running north-south around the globe.
Longitudes
Latitudes
Equator
Direction
An imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
Longitudes
Latitudes
Equator
Direction
What does precipitation mean?
How hot or cold a place is
How much vegetation a place has.
How wet or dry a place is.
How many global winds a place has.
What does temperature mean?
How hot or cold a place is
How much vegetation a place has
How wet or dry a place is.
How many global winds a place has.
The climate of a zone depends on the amount of _____________it receives.
sunlight
wind
water
clouds
Which of the following is a major reason for there being seasons?
The trees need seasons
It is colder in some areas
The Earth is on a slight tilt
The moon blocks sunlight/heat
Which of the lines of latitude will get the most direct sunlight throughout the whole year?
Artic Circle
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
Antarctic Circle
How long does it take the Earth to orbit around the sun?
24hrs
30 days
1 season
365 days
Climate is ...
the average weather in an area over a period of time.
the weather that changes each day.
only sunny weather.
only wet weather.
What are 3 things scientists measure when they look for patterns that make up climate?
air temperature
precipitation
wind speed
leaves changing color
Read the paragraph. If a tree ring is wide, was it a wet or dry year?
wet
dry
Read the paragraph. If a tree ring is narrow, was it a wet or dry year?
wet
dry
Which two climate zones are considered extreme?
desert zone
polar zone
temperate zone
mediterranean
In a desert zone there is little ____ .
precipitation
sunlight
moonlight
sand
An area's climate is determined by its ___ weather conditions.
average
daily
extreme
sunny
Climates differ because the sun strikes the Earth differently at different ____.
latitudes
longitude
water
weather
__ is the largest desert on Earth.
Antarctica
Sahara
Amazon
Mojave
In some areas in polar regions the sun ___ during the summer.
never sets
never rises
always cloudy
is pink
When it is summer at one pole, it is __ at the other pole.
winter
summer
spring
fall
