Quiz science
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| leeward | the side of a mountain that faces oncoming wind.
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| polar zones | areas that extend from about 66.5 degrees to 90 degrees north and south latitudes
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| climate | the average year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds
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| windward | the side of a mountain that faces oncoming wind
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| tropical zone | an area near the equator that receives direct sunlight all year round
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| marine climate | a moderate climate affected by winds off the ocean
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| temperate zones | areas located from about 23.5 degrees to 66.5 degrees north and south latitudes
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| monsoon | sea and land breezes over a large region that change directions with the seasons
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| Continental climate | a climate that is not warmed or cooled by the ocean.
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| Why are some places on Earth warm and others are cold? | Temperature is affected by four factors --latitude, altitude, distance from larges bodies of water, and ocean currents
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| How do prevailing winds affect the precipitation an area experiences? | Winds move air mass from one place to another. Depending on where they come from they can have more or less water vapor in them.
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