Quiz 5: Factors Affecting Weather and Climate

Why do 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

What happens to the temperature of air when altitude (elevation) increases?

• A. Decreases

• B. Increases

• C. Remains the same

• D. Varies

Why are most mountains in higher altitudes (elevation) have snow on the top?

• A. Cooler temperatures in higher altitudes means less evaporation and more moisture in the air.

• B. Warmer temperatures in higher altitude means less evaporation and more moisture in the air.

• C. Cooler temperatures in higher altitudes mean more evaporation and more moisture in the air.

• D. Warmer temperatures in higher altitudes means less evaporation and less moisture in the air.

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.

How can geographical features affect climate?

• A. Places on the windward side experience lower temperatures than the leeward side

• B. Places on the windward side experience higher temperatures than the leeward side

• C. Places on the leeward side has wet and dry seasons.

• D. Places on the windward side has dry seasons.

Which of the following is true about latitude?

• A. Places located at high latitude receives less sunlight than places at low latitude.

• B. Places located at high latitude receives greater sunlight than places at low latitude.

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• C. Places located at low latitude receives less sunlight than places at high latitude.

• D. Places in each latitude receives equal amount of sunlight

The amount of water vapour in the air is known as______

• Rainfall

• Humidity

• Clouds

Which factor causes Ocean currents?

• Earth's rotation

• air pressure changes

• water temperature differences

• all of the above

Which 2 statements best explain how two cities can have the same latitude, but have different weather conditions?

• One city is located on a coast that is cooled by an ocean current

• One city is located on a coast that is heated by an ocean current

• One city is on the windward side and is very dry

• One city is on the leeward side and has plenty of precipitation

The Arctic and Antarctica are our North and South Poles. They are both at 90^o latitude. Why is Antarctica colder than the Arctic?

• It is land surrounded by an ocean. The land warms up faster, but reflects all of the sun's heat

• It is covered in a mile thick sheet of ice. Water can hold its temperature longer. It can hold the colder temperatures.

• It has the highest average elevation, so it will have a colder climate

• Deep ocean currents bring sub-zero temperatures to the area