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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the pattern of weather in a certain period over a long period of time? | climate |
| A ____________ is described by its average temperature and precipitation | climate |
| Earth is the shape of a _____________ or _____________. | sphere, ball |
| Earth also has an imaginary line called an _______________. | axis |
| This consistent slant and direction of Earth's axis as it orbits the sun causes different | seasons |
| This affects ____________________ around the world. | climates |
| The Sun's rays strike some places on Earth nearly ___________________ on. These places get the most energy and have _______________ climates. | straight, warmer |
| The Sun's rays strike other place on Earth at a _______________. | slant |
| These places have _____________ climates. | colder |
| Being near an _______________or other large a_____________of water affects climate. | oceans, body |
| Large ______________ also affect climate. Air blowing across lakes can pick up ______________. | lakes, moisture |
| The moisture can fall as _______________ or ________________on land areas near the lake. | rain, snow |
| How ___________________ in the atmosphere a place is affect its _______________________. | high, climate |
| Places in __________________tend to have cooler air temperature and climates than places in low areas. | mountains |
| The rising air cools and forms clouds.. ________________ or ________________ might fall. | rain, snow |
| This pattern causes land on the _________________side of mountains to have a _____________ climate. | ocean, wet |
| ____________________________ also affect how wet a climate is. | mountains |
| Air temperature is _______________ as you go higher in the atmosphere. | colder |
| In the winter ocean water is _______________ than nearby land. This tends to keep air above the land near the ocean _________________. | warmer, warmer |