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Climate & Climate Zones

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