Unit 7 Test Review: Climate Factors

As you go to the top of a mountain, what happens to the air pressure?

• Nothing

• air pressure increases

• air pressure decreases

• Air pressure goes up and down

How does higher altitude affect climate?

• the higher you go above sea level, the colder it gets.
• The further you get from the equator, the colder it gets.
• The closer you get to the equator, the hotter it gets.
• The process by which heat from the sun is trapped near Earth's surface.

Which graph best shows the general effect that differences in elevation (altitude) above sea level have on the average annual temperature?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Why are temperature variations usually not as great on Long Island as they are in central New York State?

• Central New York State has a higher elevation.

• Central New York State is more heavily wooded.

• Long Island has a more southerly latitude.

• Long Island is surrounded by a large body of water.

Which city is located closest to the Equator?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which direction do warm currents flow FROM?

• North Pole
• North America
• South Pole
• Equator

Warm ocean currents bring what type of weather?

• cold and dry
• cold and moist
• moist and humid
• warm and dry

Which of the following sentences is TRUE about ocean currents?

• Cold ocean currents make the air warmer.
• Cold ocean currents bring more rain.
• Warm ocean currents make the air warmer.
• Warm ocean currents bring less rain.

The windward side of the mountain range is

• Wet and cool

• Wet and hot

• dry and cool

• dry and hot

As you go to the top of a mountain, what happens to temperature?

• Nothing
• It increases
• It decreases
• It goes up and down