climate

1. Which of the following best describes climate?

• A. The weather that occurs in the atmosphere within a day

• B. The pattern of weather that occurs in a region over a long period of time

• C. The pattern of weather that occurs in a region over a short period of time

• D. The disturbance in the atmosphere that happens in a long period of time

What is caused by the clockwise and counterclockwise of ocean

current?

• A. coriolis effect

• B. cause and effect

• C. special effect

• D. thermal effect

3. How does the distance from the ocean affect climate?

• A. Soil absorbs heat faster that water

• B. Water releases heat faster that soil

• C. Air temperature of soil rises more slowly than that of water

• D. Water absorbs heat faster that soil

4. How does latitude affect climate?

• A. As the latitude increases the larger the angle of the sun’s rays

  strike the surface

• B. As the latitude increases the smaller the angle of the sun’s

  rays strike the surface

• C. As the latitude decreases the larger the angle of the sun’s

  rays strike the surface

• D. All of the above

5. How does the windward side differ from the leeward side of a

highland

• A. The windward receives more precipitation than the leeward

• B. The leeward side has more vegetation that the windward side

• C. The windward side receives more heat than the leeward side

• D. The leeward side receives more precipitation than the

  windward side

6. Why are the coldest places found at the poles?

• A. Great amount of gaseous particles trap heat from the surface

• B. Great amount of thermal radiation is received by these areas

• C. Less amount of thermal radiation is received by these areas

• D. Less amount of gaseous particles trap heat from the surface

7. City A is surrounded by bodies of water and has a moderate

climate. It is located near the equator. What will most likely affect

the climate of the city?

• A. altitude

• B. distance from bodies of water

• C. latitude

• D. all of these

8. Why does cloud formation disappear as the air moves slowly

towards the side of a mountain?

• A.The air condenses as it moves to the leeward side

• B. The amount of water vapor is not enough

• C. The temperature becomes lower

• D. There is too much water vapor

9. Why do places at the same latitude but different altitudes have

different climate?

• A. Amount of heat received varies

• B. Amount of precipitation differs

• C. Higher altitudes have lower temperature

• D. Higher altitude have higher temperature

10. What will happen when the rates of evaporation and

condensation are equal?

• A. Clouds form

• B. The dew point is reached

• C. The humidity increases

• D. Precipitation occur