Climate

Is a change in temperature, precipitation, or weather patterns over a long time

• Climate change

• seasonal changes
• Weather change

• weather variability

The group of gases in the atmosphere are called: _________

• exosphere
• greenhouse gases

• troposphere
• stratosphere

It describes how the atmosphere traps energy from sunlight and keeps Earth warm: _________

• Solar radiation
• Ozone layer
• Atmospheric pressure
• Greenhouse effect

A desert is an example of this type of climate: ___

• humid
• dry

• tropical
• temperate

Places near the equator have this type of climate. ____

• tropical climate

• Polar climate
• Temperate climate
• Desert climate

A hurricane is considered a ___________

• tropical storm
• typhoon
• climate extreme

• blizzard

In a _________there is little rainfall

• rainforest
• dry

• wet

• savanna

In a ____________there, rivers and lakes are often dry.

• polar climate

• dry climate

• forest
• ocean

___________can include events like floods or tornadoes.

• climate extremes

• Weather patterns
• Geological formations
• Seasonal changes

________________ have heavy rains and lots of vegetation.

• wet climates

• Savannas
• Tundras
• Deserts