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WorksheetsClimates of the World
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the definition of climate?
Climate is the average weather patterns over a long period of time.
Climate is the combination of temperature, humidity and precipitation on a daily basis.
Climate is the average weather patterns over a short period of time.
How it feels in the classroom
What is the definition of weather?
Weather is a short term description of the air in an area measured by temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind, and other factors.
What I watch on the news
Weather is usually defined as the concrete conditions in an area over a long period of time.
Weather is a long term description of the air in an area measured by temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind, and other factors.
Climate determines the weather.
TRUE
FALSE
Prevailing winds and ocean currents impact climate.
TRUE
FALSE
Which type of sunlight warms the planet the most?
Indirect Sunlight (near the poles)
Direct Sunlight (near the equator)
Latitude (tilt of the earth) - location
This factor determines how much sunlight an area of the Earth receives.
Rain and mountain landforms determine rainfall in the region.
This factor allows cool and warm conditions to move across the planet.
Wind/ Ocean Currents
This factor determines how much sunlight an area of the Earth receives.
This factor allows cool and warm conditions to move across the planet.
Rain and mountain landforms determine rainfall in the region.
Altitude
This factor allows cool and warm conditions to move across the planet.
Rain and mountain landforms determine rainfall in the region.
This factor determines how much sunlight an area of the Earth receives.
DRY/DESERT
LITTLE TO NO RAIN, LIMITED SEASONAL CHANGE
WET AND WARM, LIMITED SEASONAL CHANGE
COLD AND DRY, LIMITED SEASONAL CHANGE
ELEVATION IMPACTS CLIMATE CONDITIONS
TROPICAL WET
LITTLE TO NO RAIN, LIMITED SEASONAL CHANGE
WET AND WARM, LIMITED SEASONAL CHANGE
COLD AND DRY, LIMITED SEASONAL CHANGE
ELEVATION IMPACTS CLIMATE CONDITIONS
POLAR ICE CAPS
WET AND WARM, LIMITED SEASONAL CHANGE
EXTREMELY COLD AND DRY, LIMITED SEASONAL CHANGE
ELEVATION IMPACTS CLIMATE CONDITIONS
EXPERIENCES ALL FOUR SEASONS
HIGHLAND
WET AND WARM, LIMITED SEASONAL CHANGE
EXTREMELY COLD AND DRY, LIMITED SEASONAL CHANGE
ELEVATION IMPACTS CLIMATE CONDITIONS
EXPERIENCES ALL 4 SEASONS
HUMID CONTINENTAL
EXTREMELY COLD AND DRY, LIMITED SEASONAL CHANGE
ELEVATION IMPACTS CLIMATE CONDITIONS
WET AND WARM, LIMITED SEASONAL CHANGE
EXPERIENCES ALL FOUR SEASONS
Which picture best represents a "TUNDRA" climate?
Which picture best represents a "DESERT" climate?
Which picture best represents a "TROPICAL RAINFOREST" climate?
Which picture best represents a "TROPICAL SAVANA" climate?
Just below the Arctic Circle, cold and bitter winters; huge evergreen forests (much of Canada)
Tropical Savanna
Polar Ice Cap
Subarctic
one rainy season and one dry season; warm to hot most of the year (parts of Africa, Asia and Australia)
Tropical Savanna
Polar Ice Cap
Subarctic
Coastal areas where winds blow off the ocean experience this climate.
Mediterranean
Humid Continental
Marine West Coast
