Weather and Climate

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Mountains influence temperature and precipitation.

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True

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The amount of sun at a given location is affected by Earth's tilt, movement, and shape.

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True

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Wind and a landscape’s shape move heat around Earth, affecting how warm or wet a place is. True or False?

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True

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While climate is short term, weather is a region’s average weather over a long period.

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False

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Large streams of surface seawater, called ocean currents, move heat around Earth.

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True

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Prevailing winds are winds that blow in the same direction over large areas of Earth.

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True

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Large bodies of water make the temperature of the land nearby colder.

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True

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Weather is the ____________ changes in air for a given place and time.

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short-term, long-term

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Ocean currents are large streams of surface water.

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True

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The higher up a mountain you go, the warmer it gets.

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False