Weather and climate

What are the factors that influence climate?

• Wildlife.

• Latitude, altitude and distance from the sea.

• Weather forecasts.

• Sleet and hail.

The three main climate zones on the Earth are:

___, ____ and _________.

Which of the following is an element of weather and climate ?

• Temperature

• Humidity

• Atmospheric Pressure

• All of these

Which sentence best describes the relationship between elevation and air temperatures?

•  LOWER elevation = COLDER temperatures
• HIGHER elevation = COLDER temperatures
• HIGHER elevations = WARMER temperatures
• There is no relationship

Areas closer to the equator receive more direct energy from the Sun and have warmer temperatures.

• True

• False

What is climate?

• weather

• rain, sleet, snow, or hail

• average weather in a region over a long period of time

• the amount of ice cream available in a city