Ch. 1 Oceans, Atmosphere, and Climate

Increase means to go _____, decrease means to go _____

• up, down

• down, up

• up, up

• down, down

Hopetown is farther from the equator than Kamina. Which location has a colder air temperature and why?

• Kamina, because less energy is transferred from the sun directly to the air.

• Kamina, because less energy is transferred from the sun directly to the surface, and then from the surface to the air.

• Hopetown, because less energy is transferred from the sun directly to the air. 

• Hopetown, because less energy is transferred from the sun directly to the surface, and then from the surface to the air.

Which area on the map receives the MOST energy from the sun?

• North Pole

• South Pole

• Equator

El Nino is a ________

• big tornado

• weather phenomenon that is caused by a slight change in temperature

• thunderstorm

• earthquake

The closer a location is to the __________, the hotter the location will be.

• equator

• south poles

• north poles

• Mississippi

Palmdale is 15ºC (59ºF) in the spring. What is the source for most of the energy that causes this temperature?

• Coal and oil

• Volcanoes

• The Sun

• Trees

Saskatoon is farther from the equator than Lubbock. Which location has a warmer air temperature and why?

• Lubbock, because more energy is transferred from the sun directly to the surface, and then from the surface to the air.

• Lubbock, because more energy is transferred from the sun directly to the air.

• Saskatoon, because more energy is transferred from the sun directly to the surface, and then from the surface to the air.

• Saskatoon, because more energy is transferred from the sun directly to the air.

Which vocabulary word has this definition: "general weather patterns over a long period of time"

• energy

• climate

• transfer

• Equator

Which of the following is the location currently being discussed in this Ocean, Atmosphere, and Climate Amplify unit?

• New York, New York

• Christchurch, New Zealand

• Jackson, MS

Which vocabulary word has this definition: "to move from one object to another or one place to another"

• energy

• Equator

• climate

• transfer