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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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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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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