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Climate & Climate Zones

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    Climate and Climate Zones
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  • What is climate?
    pattern of weather conditions that occur in a certain area
    a measure of how high above ground something is
    an imaginary line around the middle of the planet
    measure of how far north or south of the equator a place is
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  • Elevation is...
    pattern of weather conditions that occur in a certain area
    an imaginary line around the middle of the planet
    measure of how far north or south of the equator a place is
    a measure of how high above ground something is
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  • What is the equator?
    an imaginary line around the middle of the planet
    pattern of weather conditions that occur in a certain area
    measure of how far north or south of the equator a place is
    a measure of how high above ground something is
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  • Latitude is...
    pattern of weather conditions that occur in a certain area
    measure of how far north or south of the equator a place is
    an imaginary line around the middle of the planet
    a measure of how high above ground something is
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  • Climate or Weather: It is rainy today.
    Weather
    Climate
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  • Climate or Weather: Southern California is hot during the summer.
    Weather
    Climate
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  • Climate or Weather: It snows in Colorado during the winter.
    Climate
    Weather
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  • Climate or Weather: It is very hot and sunny today.
    Climate
    Weather
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  • Climate or Weather: I predict that it will be rainy tomorrow.
    Weather
    Climate
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  • True or False: Every place on Earth gets an equal amount of sunlight
    False
    True
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  • Which areas get the most sunlight?
    areas near the equator
    the north/south poles
    areas south of the equator
    areas north of the equator
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  • What climate zone is this?
    temperate
    polar
    tropical
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  • What climate zone is this?
    polar
    tropical
    temperate
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  • What climate zone is this?
    tropical
    temperate
    polar
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  • Which of the following does NOT affect climate?
    ocean
    land features
    snow
    atmosphere
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  • How does atmosphere affect climate?
    It affects the amount of precipitation
    It cools nearby land in summer and warms in winter
    It traps the heat making the land and water warm
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