Climate and the Water Cycle

What is climate

• long term weather conditions
• short term weather conditions
• the forces which create wind
• atmospheric conditions over a short term conditions over local

Based on your ESRTs, which substance has the highest specific heat?

• dry air
• iron
• liquid water
• granite

Why wind belt has the greatest affect on the summer climate of New York State?

• prevailing northwesterlies 
• prevailing northeasterlies
• prevailing southwesterlies
• prevailing southeasterlies

According the ESRTs, which city in the New York region probably has the greatest temperature range?

• Buffalo
• Ithaca
• New York City
• Oswego

Compared to inland locations, coastal areas at the same elevation and latitude generally experience climates that have

• cooler winters and cooler summers
• cooler winters and warmer summers
• warmer winters and coolers summers
• warmer winters and warmer summers

Identify the ocean current which brings warm waters along the eastern side of the United States 

• Peru Current
• Northern Equatorial Current
• Labrador Current
• Gulf Stream Current

How does the temperature on the windward side of the mountain compare to the temperature on the leeward side?

• Temperature on the leeward side is cooler
• Temperature on the leeward side is the same as the windward side
• Temperature on the windward side is cooler
• Temperature on the windward side is warmer

According to the ESRTs, how does the Canaries Current influence the coastal climate of northwest Africa?

• The Canaries Current makes the climate more humid and warmer.
• The Canaries Current makes the climate more humid and cooler.
• The Canaries Current makes the climate less humid and warmer.
• The Canaries Current makes the climate less humid and cooler.

According to the ESRTs, what ocean current transports energy away from Earth's equatorial region?

•  California Current
• Guinea Current
• Falkland Current
•  Brazil Current

Why is the climate warmer in the tropics than at the South Pole?

• The South Pole receives less intense insolation.
• The South Pole receives more infrared radiation.
• The South pole is a lower elevation.
• The South Pole has more cloud cover.