Types of Climate
You can't see the seasonal changes in the climate with the naked eye, but time-lapse photography can show you what it looks like.
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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?
Can you tell what type of climate it is according to a brief description? Click on the descriptions to check your answers.
| 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 |