Factors Affecting Climate

The average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in area is the best description of?

• A. Climate

• B. Forecast

• C. Geography

• D. Weather

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Which of the following is not a factor influencing climate?

• A. Altitude

• B. Latitude

• C. Longitude

• D. Ocean Current

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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

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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

Why most of mountains in higher altitude have snow on top?

• A. Cooler temperatures in higher altitude translates to less evaporation and more moisture in the air.

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

• C. Cooler temperatures in higher altitude translates to more evaporation and more moisture in the air.

• D. Warmer temperatures in higher altitude translates to less evaporation and less moisture in the air.

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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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How does land topography affect climate?

• A. Places in windward side experiences lower temperature than leeward side

• B. Places in windward side experiences higher temperature than leeward side

• C. Places in leeward side has wet and dry season.

• D. Places in windward side has dry season.

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How do ocean currents affect climate?

• A. Ocean currents that bring along cold water inland make the climate cold, while ocean currents that take along warm water to coastal areas makes the climate warm.

• B. Ocean currents that bring along warm water inland make the climate cold, while ocean currents that take along cold water to coastal areas makes the climate warm.

• C. As the temperature of water increases, temperature of air also increases.

• D. Ocean currents bring cold and warm water around the world.

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Ocean currents flow in different direction, how does ocean current flow in northern hemisphere?

• A. Downward

• B. Clockwise

• C. Counterclockwise

• D. Upward

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