Climate

Question 1

What is Climate?

Answer 1

The long-term study of weather. It looks at things like precipitation, wind, and the plants that grow.

Question 2

What things affect Climate?

Answer 2

Ocean currents, Latitude, Elevation

Question 3

What is the Tropic of Cancer?

Answer 3

A line that runs parallel to the Equator in the North.

Question 4

What is the Tropic of Capricorn?

Answer 4

A line that runs parallel to the Equator in the South.

Question 5

What area is between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn?

Answer 5

The Tropics.

Question 6

What part of the Earth is closest to the Sun?

Answer 6

The Equator. It gets constant solar energy year-round.

Question 7

Ocean currents affect climate as they transfer ___.

Answer 7

Heat and cold.