Influences on climate

What is climate?

• The average weather over a period of years.

• Monthly weather patterns

• The geographical terrain of an area.

• THe seasonal changes of an area.

Which of the following is NOT an element that influences regional climate patterns?

• Influence of wind

• Proximity to water

• Daily precipitation rate

• Ocean currents

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Which sentence best describes the relationship between elevation and air temperatures?

•  LOWER elevation = COLDER temperatures
• HIGHER elevation = COLDER temperatures
• HIGHER elevations = WARMER temperatures
• There is no relationship

The biggest factor in determining climate is?

• elevation
• an ocean
• latitude
• mountain

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What are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area?

• precipitation and humidity
• temperature and air pressure
• wind conditions and humidity
• temperature and precipitation

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How do ocean currents such as the Gulf Stream affect regional climates?

• Currents absorb heat as they move from low latitudes to high latitudes.

• Currents distribute heat from the equator to higher latitudes.

• Currents remove heat from higher latitudes and distribute it at the equator.

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Ali is learning how some physical factors can affect weather. She has recently learned that temperatures near the equator are high all of the time. She has decided to draw a poster to show this phenomena and why it occurs. Which example would Ali draw on her poster to show the cause of the high temperatures?

• The equator has a high latitude.

• The sun's rays hit the equator directly.

• The equator has no large bodies of water.

• The sun’s rays hit the equator at a leaser angle.

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The temperature of a tropical climate is?

• consistently warm
• consistently cool
• consistently moderate
• warm and cool

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A polar climate is?

• warm and cool
• consistently moderate
• consistently cool
• consistently warm

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The _______ of  a mountain range is the side that receives a lot of precipitation.

• dry side
• leeward/dry side
• windward/wet side
• cloudy side

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