Biomes and Ecosystems

Climate and weather are different concepts, though they are related. How are the concepts of weather and climate different? 

• Weather refers to conditions nearer to the ground than climate.
• Climate is related to the amount of sunlight; weather is not.
• Weather conditions include precipitation, but climate does not.
• Climate covers larger areas and longer times than weather. 

The kinds of data that reflect climate are different from the conditions described in the weather data. Which of the following is a description of climate? 

• Today it is hot and sunny in Phoenix, Arizona.
• Summers are usually mild in Lansing, Michigan.
• Last week it rained every day in San Antonio, Texas.
• Yesterday was cold and windy in Anchorage, Alaska. 

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What is the greenhouse effect?

• The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
• The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
• The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

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• Tornado Formation
• The Greenhouse Effect
• Hurricane Formation

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As latitude ____________ temperature ____________. 

• increases, decreases
• decreases, increases
• increases, increases
• decreases, decreases

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As altitude _____________ temperature ___________. 

• decreases, decreases
• increases, increases
• increases, decreases
• decreases, increases

What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?

• polar, temperate, tropical
• tropical, temperate, polar
• temperate, polar, tropical
• temperate, tropical, polar

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What is the difference between climate and weather?

•  Climate averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while weather describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.
•  Weather averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while Climate describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.
• Climate describes the weather conditions at night, while weather describes the conditions during the daytime.
•  There is not a difference between climate and weather.

Which of these is NOT a factor that determines the climate of a place?

• latitude
• wind patterns
• longitude
• elevation

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Which BEST describes why latitudes closest to the equator have warmer climates?

• they are at lower elevations
• they receive more solar energy
• they are nearer to ocean currents
• they get more winds that carry energy in the form of heat

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