Chapter 3, Climate of the earth

Define: is the condition of the atmosphere in one place during a limited period of time?

• Weather

• Climate

• Temperature

• Global warming

Define: is the term for the weather patterns that an area typically experiences over a long period of time?

• Global warming

• Weather

• Climate

• Temperature

Define: is the measure of how hot or cold a place is?

• Global Warming

• Temperature

• Weather

• Climate

Define: is believed to be caused in part by human activities, such as the burning of coal or gas which creates greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide?

• Global Warming

• Weather

• Temperature

• Climate

Define: an imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole through the planet’s center?

• Earth's axis

• Center line

• Earth's vertical

• Earth's horizontal

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How many days does it take Earth to go around the sun ONE time.

It takes Earth one year to go around the sun one time, this is called...

• Earth's revolution

• Earth's cycle

• the solar circle

• THE MORE YOU KNOW

When it’s summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is ______ in the Southern Hemisphere.

• Winter

• Also summer

• Fall

• Spring

What days do the sun’s rays fall directly on the Equator...

• Around March 21 and September 23

• Around April 21 and August 23

• Around April 20 and September 22

• Around January 30 and June 12

Because the daylight and nighttime hours are equal, this day is called...

• Equinox

• Revolution

• Vernal