Earth's climates

A place's latitude or distance to the north and south of the equator is important in determining its climate. Becauses of the curved position of Earth the sun's rays hit different parts of it. What causes some areas of Earth to receive less intense solar energy than others?

• the mass of earth

• the curve of earth

• the density of earth

• the elevation of earth

The heating and cooling differences between land and water also affects climate. During daylight hours the air is hot and at night it is cooler. What causes winds?

• the heating of land and water

• the cooling of water

• the heating and cooling of land and water

• the heating land

Areas in the middle latitudes receive vertical rays of sunlight for part of the year, in their summer season. Its climate varies with the seasons and they can be hot or cold. We call this areas climate

• temperature

• temperate

• warm

• moderate

Near the equator the sun's rays hit Earth's surface more vertically than at oter latitudes. This makes climates near the equator hot or warm and the ones far cold or cool as they getr vertical and slanted rays respectively. What's the climate near the equator?

• cold and warm

• hot and cold

• cold and cool

• warm and hot

Seasons occur because Earth is tilted on its axis as it travels around the sun. Because of this the the northern and southern have different seasons in the same time of the year. While one is in summer the other is in winter, or spring and autumn. Which information is correct?

• when the northern is tilted toward the sun it is summer and spring in the southern

• when the northern is tilted toward the sun it is winter and spring in the southern

• when the northern is tilted toward the sun it is summer and winter in the southern

• when the northern is tilted toward the sun it is autumn and spring in the southern

Perhaps people have adapted to different climates, it's important to plants, animals and humans. It affects on how people wear, work and live. A true example is ...

• wearing warm clothing in summer

• not working because it's too cold

• living in a cold area because hot cause sickness on you

• swimming in a cold day

About June 22, when the northern hemisphere tilts closest toward the sun, vertical rays hit Earth at 23.5° north latitude. Vertical rays never reach place north of this latitude which is called Tropic of Cancer. Where is it located?

• to the south of the equator

• to the east

• to the north of the equator

• to the west

About december 22, when the southern hemisphere tilts closest toward the sun, vertical rays hit Earth at 23.5° south latitude. Vertical rays never reach place north of this latitude which is called Tropic of Cancer. Where is it located?

• to the south of the equator

• to the east

• to the north of the equator

• to the west

The heating and cooling of land and water also affect climate. Lands heats faster than water does. It also cools faster, takes longer to warm up, but it stays warm longer. It also cause winds, during daylight hours the air over land is heated more quickly than the air over water. This airflow is called breeze. Which sentence expresses true information

• water warms faster than land does

• land cools faster than water does

• water stays warm shorter than land does

• water stays warm longer than land does

What's atmosphere?

• a land of gases

• a water of gases

• a sea of gases

• patterns of gases