Factors Affecting Climate

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Climate is: the further you get from the equator, the higher you go, the colder it gets, the conditions of the atmosphere at a certain place and time.

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the average weather conditions of an area over a long period of time.

Front

What two factors are primarily used to describe climate? Options: temperature and density, temperature and precipitation, precipitation and density, winds and humidity

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temperature and precipitation

Front

If you live near the ocean, in a marine climate, what kind of winters would you expect?

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Mild winters

Front

As you go to the top of a mountain, what happens to temperature?

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It decreases

Front

Earth’s climate system is powered mainly by energy from: Tilt, Solar Activity, Latitude, Precession

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Solar Activity

Front

The farther you live from an ocean, the more likely your climate will be a

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continental climate

Front

What region receives the least direct sunlight?

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Polar Region

Front

Places located at high latitude receives less sunlight than places at low latitude.

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True

Front

Temperate continental climates have cold winters.

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True

Front

The land on the ______ side of the mountain range is in the rain shadow.

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leeward