Climate and Weather Quiz

What is the average weather of a place over many years called?

• Climate

• Weather

• Ecosystem

• Biome

What is the area of the world between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn known as?

• Tropics

• Temperate

• Arid

• Tundra

What is a group of plants and animals that depend on one another and their environment for survival called?

• Ecosystem

• Climate

• Weather

• Precipitation

What type of climates get very little precipitation?

• Arid

• Temperate

• Maritime

• Tundra

Which regions have hot summers, cold winters, and a mild spring and fall?

• Temperate

• Tropics

• Maritime

• Tundra

What type of climates are wet all year round, with mild summers and cool winters?

• Maritime

• Arid

• Temperate

• Tundra

What type of climates have bitterly cold, dry winters and cool summers?

• Tundra

• Temperate

• Tropics

• Arid

What is a region of the world that is made up of similar communities of plants and animals called?

• Biome

• Ecosystem

• Climate

• Weather

What is the condition of the air and sky at a certain time or place called?

• Weather

• Climate

• Precipitation

• Ecosystem

What is an intense rainstorm that can form over the ocean similar to a hurricane called?

• Cyclone

• Tornado

• Blizzard

• Drought