Weather and Climate Zones

What zone is the equator in?

• Temperate

• Polar

• Tropical

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Which zone gets the most lightning strikes each year?

• Tropical

• Polar

• Temperate

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Temperatures in the POLAR ZONES are...

• cold all year

• always warm

• warm in summer and cold in winter

Maps are used for different purposes. This map shows seasonal weather in the United States. Abby lives near the ocean in the middle of the East Coast. Carlos lives near the ocean in the middle of the West Coast. Abby’s and Carlos’s homes are at about the same latitude. How do the summer temperatures in the two places compare?

• The East Coast is cooler

• The West Coast is cooler

• The temperatures are about the same.

• It is impossible to compare the temperatures

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Savitri is making a model of a tundra. A tundra is a treeless area that usually gets less than 10 inches of precipitation each year. The soil below the surface of the ground is frozen year-round. What climate zone does Savitri’s model show?

• equatorial

• polar

• temperate

• tropical

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This map shows climate regions of the world. In general, what is the relationship between temperature and latitude?

• Temperature stays the same for all latitudes

• Temperature decreases as latitude increases

• Temperature increases as latitude increases

• Temperature and latitude decrease at the same rate

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Jamal labeled his drawing of climate zones like this. Which of these is NOT found in the low latitudes?

• frozen tundra

• hot dserts

• rain forests

• wetlands

Alana found that the Tropic of Cancer is at latitude 30º N. The Tropic of Capricorn is at latitude 30° S. At which latitude are most of the tropical regions?

• above 30º N

• below 30º S

• between 30º N and 30º S

• between 30º N and the equator

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This map shows some climate zones of Europe. London and Paris are near 50ºN latitude, which also passes through Canada just north of the United States. Which of the following is most likely the reason that the area around these European cites has a milder temperate climate than southern Canada?

• cold water carried south by the Gulf Stream

• warm water carried north by the Gulf Stream

• cold water carried south by the Arctic current

• warm water carried north by the Arctic current

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Alexis lives in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She made this graph to show the average temperature and precipitation there. In which climate zone is Cheyenne located?

• equatorial

• polar

• temperate

• tropical

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