Climate Zones and Graphs

Explore climate zones and graph reading! Learn about temperate, tropical, and polar climates.

Label the Climate Zones Type temperate, tropical, or polar. polar temperate tropical temperate polar Vocabulary Matching Match the word with the description. tropical zone warm all year; can be arid or humid arid dry with little to no rain polar zone freezing weather and harsh conditions humid wet with moisture in the air temperate zone warm summers and cold winters; four seasons climate the average temperature and precipitation over a period of time. weather temperature and precipitation that can change each day preciptation rain, snow, sleet, or hail temperature how hot or cold it is; measured with a thermometer Which side of the graph is precipitation on? Left Right According to the climate graph, which month has the least amount of precipitation? January April August December According to the climate graph, the warmest month of the year is... May July September November According to the climate graph, the average precipitation in May is about 50 mm 125 mm 5 C 18 C Which month has the MOST precipitation? April January December August