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Climate & Climate Zones

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    Climate and Climate Zones
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  • What is climate?
    a measure of how high above ground something 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
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  • Elevation is...
    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
    pattern of weather conditions that occur in a certain area
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  • What is the equator?
    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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  • Latitude is...
    an imaginary line around the middle of the planet
    measure of how far north or south of the equator a place is
    pattern of weather conditions that occur in a certain area
    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.
    Weather
    Climate
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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.
    Climate
    Weather
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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?
    the north/south poles
    areas north of the equator
    areas near the equator
    areas south of the equator
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  • What climate zone is this?
    polar
    temperate
    tropical
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  • What climate zone is this?
    tropical
    polar
    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
    snow
    atmosphere
    land features
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  • How does atmosphere affect climate?
    It affects the amount of precipitation
    It traps the heat making the land and water warm
    It cools nearby land in summer and warms in winter
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