Lesson 5: Climate Factors

What goes into box A.

• tropical

• temperate

• polar

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Jackson lives near the ocean at sea level. In his state, the winters are mild and the summers are cool. This climate is influenced by water currents along his coast that are generally cold and moving toward the equator.

What climate zone does Jackson live in?

• polar

• temperate marine

• tropical rainy

• dry

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The width of the tropical zone is a result of what?

• the Earth's tilt on its axis

• the Earth's rotation

• the Earth's layers

• the Earth's structure

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What is the difference between weather and climate?

• there is no difference

• weather is day-to-day and climate is a pattern over a long period of time.

• weather is precipitation and climate is temperature

• weather is temperature and precipitation, climate is just precipitation

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__________ ______________ affect the tpye and location of precipitation any air masses may produce as they pass over the area

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What wind belt most affects Europe?

• Prevailing Westerlies

• Polar Easterlies

• Tropical Easterlies

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Climate is affected by ___________ (choose ALL that apply).

• latitude

• altitude

• distance from large bodies of water

• ocean currents

• global prevailing winds

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