Water Cycle, Weather, Climate review

______ affects weather and climate because it heats the Earth unevenly.

• latitude

• altitude

• atmosphere

• sunlight

Uneven heating of the Earth creates _______ in the atmosphere and in the ocean.

• heat

• waves

• clouds

• convection

______ is the average pattern for weather over a long period of time.

• climate

• weather

• forecast

• sunlight

The uneven heating of the Earth creates different densities in water and in air.

• true

• false

Differences in water temperature in the ocean create currents because warm water ______ and cold water ______.

• sinks and sinks

• sinks and rises

• rises and sinks

• rises ad rises

Which is NOT a factor that affects climate?

• altitude

• latitude

• transpiration

• topography

Being close to a large body of water can affect the climate of that area.

• TRUE

• FALSE

_____ is caused by the uneven heating of the atmosphere and defined as the atmospheric conditions in a region at a specific point in time.

• water cycle

• weather

• climate

• atmosphere

Rain, sleet, snow and hail that falls to the ground.

• evaporation

• precipitation

• condensation

• transpiration

Water that changes from liquid to gas.

• evaporation

• precipitation

• condensation

• transpiration