What is Climate?
Local Climates
Climate and Soil
Climate and Living Things
100
The day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere are called...
(Hint: Climate or weather?)
Weather
100
Forest add ____ _____ to the air.
Water vapor
100
This process helps form soil.
(Hint: weathering or evaporation?)
Weathering
100
Another word to describe the plants in an area.
(Hint: Vegetation or Adaptations)
Vegetation
200
Temperature and ____ are used to describe climate. 
Precipitation
200
The prefix "micro-" means....
(Hint: very small or very large?)
very small
200
In the leaching process, minerals are moved into the _____ layers of soil.
(Hint: top or lower level)
lower level
200
Scientists identify a land biome by the different types of _______.
(Hint: animals or plants?)
Plants
300
________________ is distance north or south of the equator in degrees.
Hint: latitude or longitude?
latitude
300
In cities, traffic and ___ ______ are two sources of heat?
Air conditioners
300
Humus is decaying plants and _________.
animals
300
Sharp spikes on a cactus are an example of an _______.
(Hint: adaptation or biome). 
Adaptation
400
What is altitude?
(Hint: the distance below sea level or distance above sea level?)
The distance above sea level
400
The pattern of increased temperatures is called....
(Hint: global cooling or global warming?)
Global Warming
400
This is the only state in the US with tundra soil.
Alaska
400
True or False: Polar bears have thick coats to keep them warm in artic climates.
True