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Holt Science and Technology 12 Climate
Skills Worksheet
Directed Reading A CHAPTER 17, section #1
Section: What Is Climate?
CLIMATE VS. WEATHER
1.What kind of conditions vary from
day to day?
a.climate
b.weather
c.latitude
d.biome
2.What is the average weather
condition in an area over a long
period of time called?
a.winter
b.temperature
c.climate
d. wind
LATITUDE
3.What does latitude measure?
a.tilt of the Earth’s axis
b.heat from the sun
c.distance from the equator
d.air temperatures
Solar Energy and Latitude
4.Why is the temperature at the
equator warmer than the
temperature at the poles?
a.The sun hits it directly.
b.It has more trees.
c.It gets less solar heat.
d.It has a higher latitude.
Seasons and Latitude
5.What causes seasons?
a.the equator
b.cold weather at the poles
c.tilt of the Earth’s axis
d.shorter days
PREVAILING WINDS
6.What are prevailing winds?
a.winds from the ocean
b.winds from the desert
c.dry winds
d.winds that blow mainly from one
direct
MOUNTAINS
Read the words in the box. Read the sentences. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best completes the
sentence.
7. The height of an object above sea level is
called______________________.
8.A mountain can influence an area’s climate. It can affect the area’s ______________________and______________________.
9.The land on the______________________ side of a mountain range is often green and lush.
10.One side of a mountain range is often drier because it is in a(n)______________________.
LARGE BODIES OF WATER
11.How does a large body of water
affect nearby land?
a.The land is hotter.
b.The land is colder.
c.Temperature changes are more
sudden.
d.Temperature changes are less
sudden.
12.Parts of Michigan could have 350
inches of snow in one year. What is
the cause?
a.dry air over the Great Lakes
b.the Gulf Stream
c.moist air from the Great Lakes
d.many mountains
OCEAN CURRENTS
13.There are streamlike movements
of water on top of the ocean. What
are they called?
a.waves
b.surface currents
c.Gulf Stream
d.Great Lakes
14.What is the current that flows
northward off the east coast of North
America and past Iceland?
a.Greenland
b.Arctic Circle
c.Gulf Stream
d.Lake Michigan
15. How does the Gulf Stream affect the
climate of Iceland?
a.It makes it colder.
b.It causes more storms.
c.It makes the climate milder.
d.It makes the weather severe.
CLIMATES OF THE WORLD
16.Why do different parts of the
world have such different animals?
a.Animals adapt to one climate.
b.Animals cannot travel.
c.Climate does not affect animals.
d.Plants cannot live in arctic areas.
Climate Zones
17. Which of the following
describes a biome?
a.warm weather
b.cold arctic air
c.one kind of climate
d.many climates
Windward elevation
rain shadow temperature precipitation
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Holt Science and Technology 13 Climate
Use the map below to answer questions 18 through 20. Read the words. Then, Write the corresponding letter next
to the correct word.
CHAPTER 17, section #2
Section: The Tropics
THE TROPICAL ZONE
1.What is the region around the
equator called?
a.biome
b.the tropical zone
c.latitude
d.the rain forest
2.The tropical zone is almost always
hot. What is the cause?
a.It has more rainfall than other
zones.
b.It has the most solar heat.
c.It has many different kinds of plants.
d.It has biomes with high
temperatures.
Tropical Rain Forests
3.Which of the following describes
the tropical rain forest biome?
a.very rich soil
b.largest number of animal and plant
species
c.cool winters
d.dry in the summer
4.Which of the following animals lives
in the tropical rain forest?
a.giraffe
b.elephant
c. lion
d.monkey
Tropical Savannas
5.What makes the soil of tropical
savannas rich?
a.dry season
b.rainy season
c.grass fires
d.tall grasses
Tropical Deserts
6.Which of the following describes
the desert biome?
a.rich soil
b.many deciduous trees
c.more than 25 cm of rainfall each
year
d.driest places on Earth
7.Which of the following animals lives
in the tropical desert?
a. tiger
b.scorpion
c.tree frog
d.parrot
CHAPTER 17, section #3
Section: Temperate and Polar Zones
Read the words in the box. Read the sentences. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best completes the
sentence.
THE TEMPERATE ZONE
1. The climate zone found between the polar zone and the Tropics is called
the______________________.
Temperate Forests
2.Some trees in temperate forests lose their leaves after each growing season. These are ______________________trees.
3.Some trees in temperate forests keep their leaves year-round. These are ______________________trees.
Temperate Grasslands
4.The most fertile soils are found in the______________________.
__18. Temperate
__19. Polar
__20. Tropical
deciduous temperate zone
temperate
grasslands
evergreen
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Holt Science and Technology 12 Climate
Chaparrals
5.are chaparral plants like tropical
savanna plants?
a.They have waxy leaves.
b.They need much water.
c.They have adapted to fire.
d.They are evergreen.
6.of the following animals lives in the
chaparral?
a.kangaroo b. deer
c. bear d. coyote
Temperate Deserts
7.It gets much colder at night in the
temperate desert. What is one cause?
a.clouds during the day
b.low humidity
c.little energy from the sun
d.wet weather
8.of the following animals lives in the
temperate desert?
a.mountain lion b. kangaroo
c. lizard d. bison
THE POLAR ZONE
9.of the following describes the polar
zone?
a.warm winters
b.hot summers
c.coldest average temperatures
d.often above freezing in winter
Tundra
Read the words in the box. Read the sentences. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best completes the
sentence.
10. One biome has almost 24 hours of night in the winter. It has almost 24 hours of
daylight in the summer. This is the ___________________.
11. The frozen layer of soil underneath the thawed soil is called ______________.
12.The soil above the permafrost thaws in summer. Many breed in this layer of soil ___________________.
13.Why do many birds go to the tundra in summer?
a.They need cold weather.
b.They find many insects there.
c.They need long nights.
d.They feed on caribou.
Taiga (Northern Coniferous Forest)
14.Why do conifers grow well in the taiga biome?
a.Their branches shed snow.
b.They grow well in warm weather.
c.They need little water.
d.They have stiff branches.
15.Why is the forest floor of the taiga mostly bare?
a.Plants cannot grow near mosses.
b.Taiga winters are very long.
c.Animals eat the plants.
d.Conifer needles make the soil acidic.
16.Which of the following animals lives in the taiga?
a.moose
b.polar bear
c.reindeer
d.coyote
MICROCLIMATES
17.Which of the following is a microclimate?
a.the taiga
b.the polar zone
c.a mountain
d.the Tropics
Cities
18.Why are cities sometimes warmer than the surrounding rural areas?
a.Streets and buildings hold heat.
b.Many plants heat the air.
c.Roofs cool the air.
d.Streets are cool.
tundra insects permafrost