LAMECOWS

Which direction do warm currents flow FROM?

• North Pole
• North America
• South Pole
• Equator

Large bodies of water affect climate of the land next to them because

• water heats up and cools more slowly than land
• water heats up and cools faster than land
• water and land cool at the same time
• water and land heat at the same rate

The sun’s rays are least direct __________.

• near the poles.      
• in July.
• near the equator.
• far from the ocean.

Winds that blow from the east are called ____.

• Polars
• Westerlies 
• Easterlies
• Temperates

Climate is

• the further you get from the equator
• the higher you go, the colder it gets
• the conditions of the atmosphere at a certain place and time.
• the average weather conditions of an area over a long period of time.

Land temperatures heat up faster than water temperatures causing temperature extremes in inland locations.

• True
• False

Ocean currents are affected by temperature and salinity

• True
• False

Latitude affects climate because of...

• the closeness of Earth to the Sun
• the unequal heating of the Earth due to its tilted orbit
• the equal heating of the Earth
• the arrangement of the continents

How do ocean currents affect the climate?

• Moves ocean pollution to different parts of the world causing global-warming 
• Moves warm and cool water around the world
• Helps build a stronger and bigger ecosystem

The 3 factors to determine climate are

• precipitation, temperature, and seasonal changes in these averages
• temperature, wind, and rain
• humidity, air pressure, and wind
• precipitation, temperature, and latitude