Factors of Climate

Which of these has no effect on climate?

• Latitude

• Altitude

• Distance from the Sun

• Topography

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Distance from the equator is_.

• Latitude

• Altitude

• Attitude

Height above sea level is __.

• Latitude

• Altitude

• Attitude

Which changes temperature FASTER?

• water

• land

Lines of latitude are __.

• Horizontal, left to right __

• Vertical, up and down |

• Diagonal /

The Gulf Stream takes warm water from the Gulf of Mexico to __.

• Europe

• Australia

• South America

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Wind flows from what to what

• Low pressure to high pressure

• High pressure to low pressure

• Hot to cold

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Warm air

• rises

• sinks

• moves sideways

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Which side of the mountain has more rain?

• windward

• leeward

• skyward

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Which type of land absorbs more heat and gets hot faster?

• Dark colored land

• Light colored land

• Striped land