Climate Factors & El Nino

What two factors are primarily used to describe climate?

• temperature and density
• temperature and precipitation
• precipitation and density
• winds and humidity

If your latitude is close to 90 degrees North, you live in which zone?

• Polar Zone
• Temperate zone
• Tropical zone
• End zone

What climate zone do we live in, here in VA?

• Polar zone
• Temperate zone
• Tropical zone
• End zone

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

• Harsh, extreme winters
• Mild winters
• No winters at the beach.

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

• Nothing
• It increases
• It decreases
• It does what it wants

Which factor does NOT influence temperature of an area

• altitude
• latitude
• seasonal winds
• distance to water

What is the windward side of a mountain?

• The wet side that is hit by the moist damp air.
• The dry side that is downwind of the mountain.
• The side of the mountain with the most people.
• The side of the mountain with the rain shadow.

In India, they have seasonal winds that affect...

• temperature
• precipitation
• density
• happiness

During an El Nino year, in VA we will likely have what kind of winter?

• cold and snowy
• hot and dry
• cold and dry
• no change in weather

El Nino occurs when the tropical ocean waters are warmer in which ocean?

• Atlantic
• Indian
• Pacific
• Arctic