Climate Quiz

Pick out the correct answer to the following questions:

1. Climate is:

How hot or cold it is in a place over a long period of time.

How hot or cold it is in a place over a short period of time.

How high a place is above sea level.

2. All of these affect climate except:

Latitude

Altitude

Population

3. Precipitation is

How hot or cold it is in a place over a short period of time

The amount of water that falls from the sky in the form of rain, snow, etc..

How high a place is above sea level.

4. A tropical climate is:

Very cold

Very hot

Cold in winter and warm in summer

5. A polar climate is

Very cold

Very hot

Cold in winter and warm in summer

6. A temperate climate is

Very cold

Very hot

Cold in winter and warm in summer

7. The word arid means

Extra dry

Extra hot

Extra cold

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