Location, Location
This imaginary line around Earth's middle receives the most direct sunlight.
Equator
This zone is warm year-round and is where you'd find a jungle.
Tropical
Scientists look at the size of these "ice rivers" to see if Earth is warming.
Glaciers
Arid climates are very wet.
False, they are dry
Areas farther from the equator have this type of climate.
Cold
In this zone, the ground is often frozen and tall trees cannot grow.
Polar
These grow inside trees and help us learn about weather from long ago.
Tree rings
Subpolar winters are long and very cold.
True
This body of water keeps coastal cities like San Francisco cooler in the summer.
Ocean
This zone has hot summers and mild winters.
Subtropical
This natural event can blast ash into the air and cause a very cold winter.
Direct sunlight makes a place colder.
False, it makes it warmer
If you travel from the equator toward the North Pole, does the sunlight hitting the Earth become more direct or less direct?
Less direct
The Amazon jungle is in the tropical zone. Name two words that best describe its climate.
humid and warm year-round
Give two reasons why tall trees are unable to grow in the Arctic or Polar climate zones.
The ground is often frozen/roots can't grow, and temperatures are too cold for many plants to survive
A volcanic eruption is considered a natural cause of climate change, but a sudden 30-day drought is not.
True
Scientists use this specific term to measure exactly how far north or south a city is from the equator.
Latitude
This specific climate zone is known for having summers that are cool to cold and winters that are long and very cold.
Subpolar
If a scientist looks at the Gangotri Glacier and sees it has been getting shorter since the year 1780, what does that tell them about the climate?
The climate is likely getting warmer, causing the ice to melt)
San Francisco is warmer than Dallas in the summer because San Francisco is closer to the ocean.
False, the ocean actually makes San Francisco cooler in the summer.