EEn 2.6.1-4

Climates are classified according to two major factors:  ______________ and __________________.

• elevation and precipitation
• latitude and temperature
• elevation and latitude
• precipitation and temperature

The two main factors that determine the climate of a region are _____________ and ______________.

• altitude and pressure
• pressure and temperature
• temperature and precipitation
• altitude and pressure

Summers are caused by _________________________________.

• a combo of longer days and more direct rays from the sun
• less direct rays from the sun
• longer days and shorter nights
• more direct rays and shorter days

The _________________ climate has cool summers, bitterly cold winters and permafrost.

• desert
• tropical
• marine continental
• tundra

Because Earth's axis is _________________, the hemispheres receive different amounts of solar energy at different times.

• straight
• titled
• bent
• not there

Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by trapping more ____________ in the atmosphere.

• water
• gases
• heat
• water vapor

Climate changes may be linked to changes in ____________ on the surface of the sun.

• sunspots
• amount of water
• the color
• the temperature

The gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere is known as ___________________.

• sunspots
• global warming
• ice ages
• arid

What is climate?

• The average weather conditions over a long period of time.
• The minute by minute conditions outside.

What affects climate?

• The distance from the equator.
• The distance from the planets.
• The distance from the moon.