Climate

pattern of weather conditions that occur in an area over a period of time

• wind speed

• temperature

• climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

a climate that is very cold and dry

• polar

• tropical

• temperate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

a climate that is very warm and moist througout the year

• polar

• temperate

• tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

a climate that warm at times and cold at times

• tropical

• temperate

• polar

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

an imaginary line around the middle of the planet

• equator

• prime meridian

• long sticks

a measure of how far north or south of an equator a place is

• degrees

• longitude

• latitude

a measure of how far east and west of the prime meridian a place is

• latitude

• longitude

• degrees

line of longitude that also marks where days begin and end

• north pole

• equator

• prime meridian

measure of how high above the ground something is

• longitude

• elevation

• latitude

where elevation is equal to zero

• sea level

• prime meridian

• latitude