Water & Climate

Which climatic factor is most important in determining the pattern shown in the eastern half of the United States?

• ocean currents
• mountain barriers
• elevation above sea level
• latitude

Mount Kilimanjaro is located in eastern Africa at 3° S. Which climate factor best explains the presence of permanent snow on its peak?

• latitude
• elevation
• prevailing winds
• ocean currents

Which ocean current brings warm water to the southeastern coast of Africa?

• Agulhas Current
• Banguela Current
• West Australian Current
• Equatorial Countercurrent

Compared to an inland location, a location on an ocean shore at the same elevation and latitude is likely to have

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

Cloud formation at location 2 is the direct result of air that is rising,

• expanding and cooling
• expanding and warming
• compressing and cooling
• compressing and warming

Compared to the climate at location 1, the climate at location 3 is

• cooler and drier
• cooler and wetter
• warmer and drier
• warmer and wetter

Which planetary wind pattern is present in many areas of little rainfall?

• winds converge and air sinks
• winds converge and air rises
• winds diverge and air sinks
• winds diverge and air rises

When the eye of this hurricane reaches 43° N latitude, this hurricane will most likely be pushed by planetary winds toward the

• northwest
• northeast
• southwest
• southeast

These tubes are placed in water up to the level of line XY to demonstrate capillarity. After one hour, the height of the water above line XY will be

• highest in tube A
• highest in tube B
• highest in tube C
• the same height in all three tubes

In general, the probability of flooding decreases when there is an increase in the amount of

• precipitation
• infiltration
• runoff
• snow melt