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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...

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?

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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Latitude is...

an imaginary line around the middle of the planet

a measure of how high above ground something is

measure of how far north or south of the equator a place is

pattern of weather conditions that occur in a certain area

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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.

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.

Weather

Climate

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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

the north/south poles

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?

polar

temperate

tropical

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What climate zone is this?

tropical

temperate

polar

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Which of the following does NOT affect climate?

atmosphere

snow

land features

ocean

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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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