2D: Long Term Weather Fluctuations

Multiple Choice

How is a region's climate related to latitude?

• It's not related

• The farther a region is to the equator, the colder it is overall

• The closer a region is to the equator, the colder it is overall

• The closer a region is to the equator, the warmer it is overall

Multiple Choice

Warm ocean currents generally come from

• The North Pole

• The South Pole

• The Equator

• Both North and South Pole

Multiple Choice

Cold ocean currents generally come from

• The North Pole

• The South Pole

• The Equator

• Both North and South Pole

Multiple Choice

Which direction does the Coriolis effect cause moving objects to deflect in the Northern Hemisphere?

• Upwards

• To the right

• To the left

Multiple Choice

What is the primary cause of global wind patterns?

• Uneven heating of the Earth's surface by the sun.

• The gravitational pull of the moon

• The movement of tectonic plates

Multiple Choice

Which type of wind blows from west to east?

• Trade winds

• Monsoons

• Westerlies

Multiple Choice

What is the main factor that causes the Coriolis effect?

• ocean currents

• atmospheric pressure

• rotation of the Earth