Climate

The long-term atmospheric patterns of a particular place or region is called__________.

• weather

• climate

• storms

• fortnite

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Uneven heating of Earth by the Sun causes _________.

• weather

• wind

• tidal waves

• burnt pizza

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Which statement is true about the way Earth’s materials heat?

• Water heats quickly and cools quickly.

• Land heats slowly, but water heats more quickly.

• Land heats quickly and cools quickly.

• Water and land heat at the same rate and cool at the same rate.

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What is the primary reason that air above the equator is heated more than at

other places on Earth?

• The equator receives the most sunlight due to the shape of the Earth.

• The tilt of the Earth on its Axis causes more sunlight to reach the Equator.

• There is more water around the equator than anywhere else on Earth.

• The sunlight coming at the equator hits at an angle.

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Select the factors that affect climate.

• latitude, elevation, wind currents, uneven heating of Earth’s surface, and ocean currents.

• latitude, elevation, the moon, ocean animals, deserts and forests.

• latitude, elevators, windmills, electrical currents and ocean breezes.

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The constantly moving system of deep-ocean circulation driven by temperature

and salinity, where the hydrosphere and atmosphere move heat energy out from the

equator towards the poles is called the _______________.

• Global unification

• Global warming

• Global water system

• Global Conveyor Belt

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What are some of the factors that cause uneven heating of the Earth’s surface?

• The distance the Earth is from the Sun and distance from other planets.

• The phases of the moon and the distance from the moon.

• The shape of the Earth and Earth’s two main materials, land and water heat

  differently.

• Taylor Swift performs at different times of the day.

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Warm air is less dense, so it rises, cold air moves in to take its place.

• True

• False

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Which is the term for long term weather conditions?

• climate

• weather

• tropical

• latitude

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What is the term for short term conditions of the atmosphere in a particular place and time?

• wacky

• wind

• weather

• water

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