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Climate & Climate Zones

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