Standard 2.5 & 2.6 Review

What is climate?

• The temperature in a room at any given time.

• Day-to-day changes in temperatures.

• Daily rainfall amounts.

• Average condition of an area over a long period of time.

What is weather?

• Condition of the atmosphere at a particular time

• The amount of average sunlight

• Condition of the atmosphere over a period of time

• Measurement of rain

The temperature of a tropical climate is?

• Consistently moderate

• Consistently warm

• Consistently Cool

• Warm & cool

Today it will be cloudy with a 60% chance of rain. Tomorrow it will be sunny and 70 degrees. This is an explanation of …..

• Climate

• Weather

Regions closest to ________________ tend to have warmer year-round climates.

• South Pole

• North Pole

• Equator

• Artic Circle

Higher elevations are warmer than lower elevations.

• True

• False

What climate does a desert have?

• Temperate

• Polar

• Tropical

• Dry/Arid

What climate region is this picture most likely displaying?

• Tropical

• Arid/Dry

• Polar/Sub Artic

• Continental

Which of the following would be the best description of the atmosphere?

• A mixture of gases in space

• Where airplanes fly

• Layers of moisture that surround the Earth

• Layers of gases that surround the Earth

Which layer contains most of the mass of Earth's atmosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

• Ionosphere

• Thermosphere