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The five main climate regions are…
a) Tropical, Dry, Mid-latitude, High Latitude, and Highland
b) Tropical, Dry, Soggy, Wet, and High Latitude
c) Dry, Tropical, Lower, Upper, and Mid-Level
d) Tropical, Mid-tropical, High latitude, Low latitude, and Highland

Tropical Latitudes are found between…
a) North Pole and the Arctic Circle
b) North Pole and Tropic of Cancer
c) South Pole and Tropic of Capricorn
d) Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn

Climates are warmer near the…
a) Prime Meridian
b) Equator
c) Antarctica
d) Australia

Ocean currents are like rivers flowing through the ocean. They move ______ waters away from the Equator and ______ waters away from the poles.
a) Warm; Cool
b) Cool; Warm
c) Warm; Warm
d) Cool; Cool

As you go higher above sea level, air becomes ______ , loses its ability to hold moisture, and the air becomes ______.
a) thicker; warmer
b) thinner; warmer
c) thinner; cooler
d) thicker; cooler

The most important weather factor is…
a) the amount of energy from waves that a location receives
b) the amount of cloud cover a location has
c) How close a place is to wate
d) the amount of energy, in the form of heat from the sun, that a location receives

The term for the typical weather conditions of a certain region over a long period of time is…
a) Weather
b) Climate
c) Precipitation
d) Condensation

Which is NOT a factor that interacts to cause weather at a particular location.
a) Water Vapor
b) Wind
c) Human Actions
d) Solar Energy

The condition of the Earth’s atmosphere at a given time and place is…
a) Weather
b) Climate
c) Precipitation
d) Condensation

The term Equinox is used to describe…
a) the time during the year when the sun reaches the farthest Eastern or Western point in the sky
b) the time when the days and nights are not equal in length
c) the time during the year when the sun reaches the farthest Northern or Southern point in the sky
d) the time when the sun is directly over the equator and the days and nights are equal in length

When the Southern Hemisphere is experiencing a Summer Solstice the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing a…
a) Summer Solstice
b) Winter Solstice
c) Winter Equinox
d) Summer Equinox

The term solstice is used to describe…
a) the time during the year when the sun reaches the farthest Eastern or Western point in the sky
b) the time when the days and nights are equal in length
c) the time during the year when the sun reaches the farthest Northern or Southern point in the sky
d) the time when the sun is directly over the equator

The beginning of Spring and Autumn start on the …
a) Equinox
b) Solstice
c) Frequinox
d) Kolstice

The Summer solstice starts on what date every year?
a) September 23
b) December 22
c) March 21
d) June 21

Earth is tilted at a ______⁰__ angle.
a) 30
b) 62.7
c) 23.5
d) 24

True or False? The Earth’s rotation and revolution influence weather, climate, and living conditions on Earth.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

As Earth rotates it revolves around the…
a) Mars
b) Sun
c) You
d) The universe

True or False? A vegetation region is named for the types of trees, grasslands, and specially adapted plants found there.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

an area that has similar plants
a) Solstice
b) Climate
c) Vegetation Region
d) Savanna

a vegetation region with a mix of grassland and scattered trees
a) Savanna
b) Solstice
c) Vegetation Region
d) Equinox

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