Types of Climate
NASA scientists put together this animation by looping together satellite images of the same view of Earth every month for one year. Look closely—do you see how Earth changes month-by-month? Can you identify the dry, continental, tropical, polar, and temperate areas?
Goal:
Goal:
| Description of Climate | Type of climate |
| close to the equator | tropical |
| consistently cold temperatures | polar |
| summers hot, winters mild | mild/temperate |
| less than 25 cm of rain per year | dry/arid |
| interior of continent | continental |