What shapes a place's climate: latitude, height, distance from the sea

Grade 6 Science Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

2. 1.

   Using the table, which place has the warmer January, Bo?

   • Both about the same
   • Key West, at 21 °C (71 °F)
   • Portland, as it is farther north
   • Portland, at −4 °C (24 °F)
3. 2.

   Both places are on the coast near sea level. Which clue explains Key West's warmer climate, Esme?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • It is farther inland
   • It is closer to the Sun
   • Height: it is higher up
   • Latitude: it is nearer the equator

4. Read this first

   Use this

   Map with a key and a climate table (NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals), columns place, where it is, January average, July average: Phoenix, Arizona, 33.4° N, inland, 337 m above sea level, 14 °C (57 °F), 35 °C (96 °F); Flagstaff, Arizona, 35.1° N, inland, 2,135 m above sea level, −1 °C, below zero (31 °F), 19 °C (67 °F).

5. 3.

   Flagstaff is about 1,800 m higher than Phoenix. Which place has the cooler July, Jun?

   • Phoenix, as it is lower down
   • Both the same, as both are in Arizona
   • Flagstaff, at 19 °C (67 °F)
6. 4.

   Which line explains why Flagstaff is cooler than Phoenix, Kira?

   • Flagstaff is higher, so nearer the Sun
   • Flagstaff is much farther from the equator
   • Flagstaff is on the coast
   • Flagstaff is higher, where the air is colder
7. 5.

   In January, which place averages below zero, Luz?

   • Flagstaff, at −1 °C (31 °F)
   • Phoenix, as lower places are colder
   • Phoenix, at 14 °C (57 °F)
   • Neither place
8. 6.

   Milo needs the word for a place's distance north or south of the equator. Which word is it?

   • Longitude
   • Latitude
   • Altitude
   • Humidity
9. 7.

   Pia reads: towns near the ocean have milder winters and summers than towns far inland. Which clue is that about?

   • Elevation
   • Longitude
   • Distance from the sea
   • Latitude

10. Use this

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12. 8.

    In the side view, which spot gets the most direct sunlight, Ren?

    • Both spots get the same
    • Spot B, near the North Pole
    • Spot A, at the equator
13. 9.

    The same sunlight reaches spot B, but spot B stays colder. Why is the light at spot B weaker, Tala?

    Use the picture in question 8.

    • It is spread over a larger area
    • Spot B gets a different color of light
    • Spot B gets no sunlight
    • Spot B is farther from the Sun
14. 10.

    Zee shines a flashlight straight down on paper, then tilts it. Which spot of light is like the equator?

    • The wide, dim spot from the tilt
    • The small, bright spot from straight down
    • Whichever spot is nearer the flashlight
    • Neither, as a flashlight is too small