Climate Factors

Which of the following would best describe weather?

• The day to day changes in the conditions 
• A long term measurement of the conditions 
• A measurement of the amount of air pressure
• Changes in the atmosphere week to week

Which of the following would describe climate?

• Weather conditions in the area day to day
• Weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
• The amount of rainfall in an area
• The temperature in an area of the world 

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Which of these areas would the COLDEST?

• A high elevation area in a tropical zone
• A low elevation area in a tropical zone
• A low elevation area in a polar zone
• A high elevation area in a polar zone

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How do ocean currents affect the climate?

• Moves ocean pollution to different parts of the world causing global-warming

• Circulates heat from one area to another

• Helps build a stronger and bigger ecosystem

• Scientists believe they have litte actual effect on climate

Land closer to the equator is

• colder
• warmer

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Cities closer to water most likely will be

• more dry
• more humid
• hotter

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The sun's rays are least direct

• near the poles
• near the equator
• at high altitudes
• far from the ocean

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Which of the following will heat the fastest? 

• water
• land
• both heat at equal rates

What two factors are primarily used to describe climate?

• temperature and density
• temperature and precipitation
• precipitation and density
• winds and humidity

As you go to the top of a mountain, what happens to temperature?

• Nothing
• It increases
• It decreases
• It goes up and down