REVIEW 1
Describe a polar climate
Very cold and dry
What is climate?
Pattern of weather conditions over a period of time.
What is a temperate climate?
Mild climate with differences between weather patterns.
How can a tall mountain have different climates?
The precipitation and elevation are different at various elevations
What is the equator?
An imaginary line around the middle of the planet. If you live close to the equator, the temperature will be very hot and cold the further away you live.
Describe what elevation means
How high above ground something is.
A) Change in temperature
b) change in precipitation
c) change in other weather patterns over a long time
d) All of the above
What is the greenhouse effect?
How the atmosphere traps energy from the sun and keeps earth warm.
A tropical climate is cold throughout the year. True or false?
False. It is warm throughout the year.
Lands near the ocean have milder winters and cooler summers than lands in the middle of continents. What happens to the temperature of the ocean near land in winter and summer?
In the winter the ocean is warmer than the land. In the summer, the ocean is cooler than the land.
What does arid mean?
Very hot and dry