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The Temperature zones

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14/9/20 Homework
The Temperature Zone

II.Terminology
1. Weather- the Atmospheric conditions at a
particular point of time

2. Altitude-altitude is a distance measurement,

usually in the vertical or "up" direction between the
sea level and a point or object.
3.Air Pressure- It is the force exerted on a surface by
the air above it.

4. Ocean currents-Ocean water moves in two

directions: horizontally and vertically. Horizontal
movements are referred to as currents

III. Choose the correct option

1.Climate is
a. The further you get from the equator it becomes
warm
b. The higher you go, the hotter it gets
c. The conditions of the atmosphere at a certain place
and time.
d. The average weather conditions of an area over a
long period of time.

3. As you go to the top of a mountain, what happens

to temperature?
a. Nothing
b. It increases
c. It decreases
d. It goes up and down
 4.The farther you live from an ocean, the more likely
your climate will be a 
a. moderate climate
c. tropical climate
d. subtropical climate
e.None of the above

5.What region receives the least amount of sunlight?

a. Polar Region
b. Temperate Region
c. Equatorial Region
d. Tropical Region

6.Places located at high latitude (example Arctic

circle) receives less sunlight than places at low
latitude (example Equator).
a. True 
b. False

7.How does higher altitude affect climate?

a. The further you get from the equator, the colder it
gets.
b. The higher you go above sea level, the colder it gets.
c. The closer you get to the equator, the hotter it gets.
d. The process by which heat from the sun is trapped
near Earth's surface.