Climates
Match the temperature description to the corresponding type of climate: Very low temperatures
Continental Arid
Equatorial Polar
Oceanic
Polar
True or false:
It is always hot in the desert.
False
What are tectonic plates?
It is a large piece of the lithosphere.
Write the term that matches the following definition:
An opening in the Earth's crust that allows magma to escape.
A volcano
Match the temperature description to the corresponding type of climate: Fairly constant temperatures in all seasons
Continental Arid
Equatorial Polar
Oceanic
Oceanic
Surprise
Free Points
What causes oceans, continents, mountains, and volcanoes to form?
The movement of tectonic plates.
True or False:
A volcano may form when an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide.
True
Match the temperature description to the corresponding type of climate: Highly variable temperatures depending on the season
Continental Arid
Equatorial Polar
Oceanic
Continental
Which regions are not deserts?
Appalachians Laurentians
Arctic Sahara
Gobi Antarctica
Appalachians & Laurentians
Write the term that matches the following definition:
A place where the Earth's crust is thick.
A mountain
True or false:
Volcanic eruptions may occur in Québec.
Québec lies in the middle of a tectonic plate, while volcanoes form on the boundaries between plates.
Match the temperature description to the corresponding type of climate: Very high temperatures, with little difference between day and night
Continental Arid
Equatorial Polar
Oceanic
Equatorial
Do you think there are humid deserts?
No, there are no humid deserts because if a region is humid, it cannot be a desert. A desert is dry by definition.
Write the term that matches the following definition:
A vast expanse of salt water.
The ocean
Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are more likely to occur in certain regions of the world. What do these regions have in common?
They usually lie on the boundaries between tectonic plates.
Match the temperature description to the corresponding type of climate: Very high temperatures, with big differences between day and night
Continental Arid
Equatorial Polar
Oceanic
Arid
Correct the two errors below
Temperate climates are found near the equator. In these regions, the average temperatures are usually below 10 °C. Days and nights vary in length throughout the year.
Cold climates, not temperate climates, usually have average temperatures below 10 °C.
Cold climates are not near the equator; they are near the poles or in mountainous areas.
Identify the main parts of the Earth.
**Show diagram.
What do you call the instrument used to detect earthquakes?
A seismograph