Ocean Currents and Geographical Features Impact on Climate

Warm ocean currents generally come from

• the North Pole.
• the South Pole.
• the Equator.
• both the North and South pole.

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Cold ocean currents generally come from

• the North Pole .
• the South Pole.
• the Equator.
• both the North and South pole.

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The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.

• Cold
• Warm 
• Freezing
• Fresh

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The California Current (west coast) carries _________ water from Canada.

• Cold 
• Warm
• Freezing
• Fresh

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How do warm-water currents affect the coastal areas along which they flow?

• Cool the coast

• Warm the coast

• Cause snow to fall

• Cause higher tides

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Why would places near the north with the same latitude have very different climates?

• One place is near a warm ocean current.

• It is not possible.

• They get more sunlight than the other location.

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A surface current effects the ________________ of nearby land.

• climate

• daily temperature

• winds

• water

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

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

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Large bodies of water affect climate of the land next to them because

• water heats up and cools more slowly than land
• water heats up and cools faster than land
• water and land cool at the same time
• water and land heat at the same rate

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The _______ of a mountain range is the side that receives a lot of precipitation and can have lots of vegetation (plants).

• dry side

• leeward

• windward

• cloudy side

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