Introduction to Climate
Explore the basics of climate, weather, and different climate zones found on Earth.
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Introduction to Climate
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability.
1. What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is long-term, climate is short-term.
Weather is daily, climate is over many years.
They are the same thing.
Climate is about rain, weather is about temperature.
2. Which of these factors does NOT affect a region's climate?
Distance from the equator
Ocean currents
The color of a car
Elevation
3. The three main climate zones on Earth are tropical, temperate, and .
4. Regions near the equator usually have a climate.
5. Deserts are typically found in tropical climate zones.
True
False
6. Mountains can create different climates on their opposite sides.
True
False
7. Describe one way that latitude affects climate.
8. Label the three main climate zones on the diagram below:
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Middle:
Bottom: