Climate

Question 0

what climate zone is located between 23.5 degrees north and 23.5 degrees south

Answer 0

tropics

Question 1

pattern of weather that occurs in an area over a long period of time

Answer 1

climate

Question 2

what climate zone is located between 23.5 degrees and 66.5 degrees

Answer 2

temperate

Question 3

what climate zone is located from 66.5 degrees to poles

Answer 3

polar

Question 4

what are the five most important factors in determining the climate of an area

Answer 4

• temperature
• precipitation
• air pressure
• humidity
• number of sunny days

Question 5

what climate is very cold and receives little to no sunlight

Answer 5

polar

Question 6

what climate zone has moderate temperatures and has the widest range in temperature and precipitation

Answer 6

temperate

Question 7

what climate zone is hot and receives a lot of precipitation

Answer 7

tropical

Question 8

what are 4 other factors in determining regional climates?

Answer 8

• large bodies of water
• mountains
• ocean currents
• large cities

Question 9

how do large bodies of water affect climate?

Answer 9

water will absorb and give off more heat than land

Question 10

how do mountains affect climate?

Answer 10

temperatures are cooler at higher elevations

Question 11

how do ocean currents affect climate?

Answer 11

warm currents bring warm weather while cool currents bring cool weather

Question 12

how do large cities affect climate?

Answer 12

the pollution traps heat

Question 13

describe the windward side of the mountain

Answer 13

it is wet because air rises, cools, and drops moisture

Question 14

describe the leeward side of the mountain

Answer 14

very dry, deserts are common

Question 15

who was the the first person to classify climate?

Answer 15

Wladimir Koppen

Question 16

how did Koppen classify climates?

Answer 16

he used annual and monthly temperature and precipitation patterns

Question 17

any structural or behavioral changes made in order to help an organism survive in its environment

Answer 17

adaption

Question 18

what type of adaption is inherited and developed over time

Answer 18

structural adaption

Question 19

what type of adaption is something an organism does to survive

Answer 19

behavioral

Question 20

how do fossils tell us about past climates

Answer 20

they preserve plants and animals that used to live there

Question 21

what are the six triggers of climate change

Answer 21

• catastrophic events
• atmospheric solids and liquids
• energy from the sun
• earth movements
• solar radiation
• crustal plate movement

Question 22

what are the three natural greenhouse gases

Answer 22

water vapor, methane, carbon dioxide