Weather Data and Climate

Weather changes from day to day…Climate does not change!

Reading Weather Maps

3 Major Climate Zones

• Polar Zone – Near Earth’s North

& South Poles

• Tropical Zone– Near equator

• Temperate Zone- between polar & tropical zones

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2. What type of weather will Las Vegas receive in the next few days?a. snowb. sunny and dryc. thunderstormsd. clouds and light rain

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3. What does the H near Mexico represent?a. a warm air massb. an area of high air pressurec. a hot air massd. high winds

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1. What type of weather might the city of Raleigh receive in the next few days?

a. Snowb. Sunny and dryc. Thunderstormsd. Clouds and light rain

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4. What two factors mostly determine climate?a. temperature and humidityb. thunderstorms and temperaturec. temperature and precipitationd. precipitation and humidity

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5. Which climate zone does Lumberton, NC fall in?a. polar zoneb. equator zonec. tropical zoned. temperate zone