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Climates

From Bill Nye the Science Guy · 1995

Climates
23 min3rd4th5th6thScience
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Summary

Bill compares deserts, rainforests, and polar regions to show how climate is the usual weather pattern of a place over a long time.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

Bill compares deserts, rainforests, and polar regions to show how climate is the usual weather pattern of a place over a long time..

  1. What's the difference between weather and climate?
  2. Why is it so cold near the poles and hot near the equator?
  3. How does climate shape what lives in a region?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: climate, region, temperature.

Try it: Pick two regions and compare their climates in one sentence each.