Climate and Interactions

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

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 measure of distance in degrees north and south from the equator?

• latitude
• longitude
• elevation
• topography

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

Which is not a factor that affects climate?

• altitude
• latitude
• lakes and oceans
• living organisms

What do seasons, El Nino, and Ice Ages have in common?

• they all alternate between northern and southern hemispheres
• they all occur on the same time scales
• they are all climate cycles
• they all depend on Earth's distance from the Sun

How does Earth's past climates compare to today's?

• the same
• the past has been warmer
• the past has been colder
• climates have been warmer at some times and colder at other times

By what amount did carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere increase between 1960 and 2000?

• 40 -50 ppm
• 60 -70 ppm
• 110 -120 ppm
• 360 -370 ppm