Review: Chapter 1: Lesson 3 - Climate in the U.S.

The amount of moisture in the air is called

• precipitation

• humidity

• temperature

• degrees

The closer a place is to the equator, the ____________ it is.

• warmer

• cooler

The further away a place is to the equator, the _________ it is.

• warmer

• cooler

Temperature is measured in _____________.

• meters

• inches

• degrees

• centimeters

Rain is an example of precipitation.

• True

• False

_________ is how hot or how cold the air is.

• Temperature

• Wind

• Precipitation

• Humidity

Snow is an example of precipitation.

• True

• False

Sleet is not an example of precipitation.

• True

• False

_____________ causes temperatures to become cooler as you go higher above sea level.

• Precipitation

• Elevation

• Elevators

• Humidity

Oceans warm the land in the winter and cool it off in the summer.

• True

• False