Factors Affecting Climate

Identify the factor that influence the temperature of these two areas

• Latitude

• Altitude

• Distance from Large Bodies of Water

• Ocean Currents

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What factor is influencing the temperature of these two cities

• Latitude

• Altitude

• Distance from Large Body of Water

• Ocean Currents

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Which BEST describes why latitudes closest to the equator have warmer climates?

• they are at lower elevations
• they receive more solar energy
• they are nearer to ocean currents
• they get more winds that carry energy in the form of heat

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Which sentence best describes how latitude and temperature are related?

• LOWER latitude = COLDER air temperature
• HIGHER latitude = COLDER air temperature
• HIGHER latitude = WARMER temperatures

What is the climate of the top of a mountain like as compared to the bottom of the mountain?

• warmer
• cooler
• drier
• wetter

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How does the windward side differ from the leeward side?

• A. The windward side receives more precipitation than leeward side.

• B. The leeward side has more vegetation than 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.

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What does specific heat refer too?

• The heat it takes to raise the temperature of a object.

• The heat it takes to cool the remperature of a object.

• How hot an object can get.

• None of the above.

Which of the following is not a factor influencing climate?

• A. Altitude

• B. Latitude

• C. Longitude

• D. Ocean Current

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Why large bodies of water affect climate?

• A. Water heats up and cools more slowly than land.

• B. Water heats up and cools faster than land.

• C. Water and land cool at the same time

• D. Water and land heat at the same rate

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What happens to the temperature of air when altitude increases?

• A. Decreases

• B. Increases

• C. Remains the same

• D. Varies