Climate of NY vs LA practice Quiz

Which of the following does not have an effect on climate?

• Large bodies of water

• Mountains

• Latitude

• Longitude

How do winds form?

• from the heating and cooling of the Earth's surface.

• Ocean Currents

• Earth's rotation

• Wind God

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Climate is classified by which two major factors?

• elevation and precipitation

• Latitude and temperature

• elevation and temperature

• precipitation and temperature

Why do so many more surfers in La wear wetsuits than in New York?

• LA's coast has a cold current coming down from the poles while NY's coast has a warm current rising up from the equator

• People in LA can't handle the cold ocean water as well as NY handle the cold ocean water.

• LA's coast has a cold current coming from the equator while NY's coast has a warm current coming from the poles

• NY's coast has a cold current coming down from the poles while LA's coast has a warm current rising up from the equator

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Why does the east coast (NY) have more precipitation than the west coast (LA)?

• The cold ocean current on the east coast allows for more evaporation causing more precipitation.

• Because the west coast is hotter.

• The warm ocean current on the east coast allows for more evaporation causing more precipitation.

• Because the east coast does not get as much sunlight.

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Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the claim that NY is colder than LA due to Latitude.

• LA is at a lower latitude of 34 degrees North than NY which is 6 degrees north of LA at 40 degrees North.

• When we shined the flashlight on the black paper at an angle the light covered a larger area and was not as bright as when shined straight.

• When looking at the temperature of cities in the US. The data showed that cities near the equator had higher temperatures than cities further than the equator.

• The ocean current near LA is colder than the ocean current near NY

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What causes the Coriolis Effect?

• Rotation of the earth

• Rotation of the moon

• Earths tilt

• Rotation of the sun

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Areas closer to the _____________________ recieve more direct sunlight.

• Poles

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Prime Meridian

What causes some areas of Earth to receive less intense solar energy than others?

• the mass of earth

• the curve of the earth

• the density of the earth

• the elevation of the earth

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Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the claim that LA has less precipitation than NY.

• LA is closer to the equator than NY.

• LA is on the West coast near a cold ocean current

• NY is located on the East coast near a warm ocean current.

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