Climate and Weather Quiz

Climates that are cold year round are:

• Tropical

• Temperate

• Polar

• Desert

What is the difference between climate and weather?

• There is no difference

• Climate refers to weather conditions for a region over time

• Weather refers to climatic conditions for a region over of time

• Climate is the location of the weather conditions at a particular time.

If it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

Climate determines:

• the plants that are able to grow

• the animals that live in the area

• Both of the previous answers

• Neither of the previous answers

The closer you are to the equator, it is always warmer.

• Cloudy

• Rainy

• -2 Degrees

• All of the above

Factors that affect climate include:

• Distance from the equator

• Height above sea level

• The amount of water around

• All of the above

On a climate graph you will see:

• Temperature and Precipitation

• Precipitation and Snowfall

• Fog and Precipitation

• Temperature and Snowfall

The closer you are to the equator, it is always warmer.

• True

• False