Chapter 3 Climate MKI

What are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area?

• precipitation and humidity
• temperature and air pressure
• wind conditions and humidity
• temperature and precipitation

What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?

• polar, temperate, tropical
• tropical, temperate, polar
• temperate, polar, tropical

Which BEST describes why latitudes closest to the equator have warmer climates?

• they are at lower elevations
• they receive more solar energy
• they are nearer to ocean currents
• they get more winds that carry energy in the form of heat

What is the height of an area above sea level?

• elevation
• topography
• latitude
• longitude

Which sentence best describes how latitude and temperature are related?

• LOWER latitude = COLDER air temperature
• HIGHER latitude = COLDER air temperature
• HIGHER latitude = WARMER temperatures

What is the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?

• climate
• temperature
• elevation
• precipitation

What causes some areas of Earth to receive less intense solar energy than others?

• the mass of earth

• the tilt of earth

• the density of earth

• the elevation of earth

Which sentence best describes the relationship between elevation and air temperatures?

• LOWER elevation = COLDER temperatures
• HIGHER elevation = COLDER temperatures
• HIGHER elevations = WARMER temperatures

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Which is not a factor that affects climate?

• altitude
• latitude
• lakes and oceans
• living organisms

What do greenhouse gases do?

• absorb Earth's outgoing infrared radiation
• reflect Earth's incoming infrared radiation
• magnify ultraviolet radiation in the atmosphere
• block the Sun's infrared radiation