Factors of Climate

Which of the following options is considered a factor that creates climate? (pick more than one)

• Latitude

• Topography

• Air Masses

• Ocean Currents

• Global Wind Patterns

The tropics (the area between the latitude 23.5 S and 23.5 N) typically has a __________________ climate because of the way the sun hits the earth.

• temperate

• tropical/warm

• Cooler

This side of the mountain will be the wet side.

• leeward

• windward

• Insolation

• high latitude

This side of the mountain will be the dry side.

• windward

• leeward

• low latitude

• warmer

A city near a warm current will have a __________ climate.

• warmer

• colder

• moderate

• temperate

The California ocean current comes by the Pacific Northwest after having been at the poles. This causes the climate off the coast of Oregon to be _______________.

• warm

• cool

Fifty thousand years ago the climate in the United States was very different than it is today.

• True

• False

Weather defines long term weather patterns in an area.

• True

• False

The data is averaged on a monthly or annual basis for a period of at least ______ years to determine the normals, which are the standard values for a location's climate.

• 5

• 10

• 30

• 100

• 300

Thule, Greenland is located at 77 N latitude. Which set of average temperatures below sound like would be accurate for its climate based off its latitude.

• -20 C to 8 C

• 30 C to 35 C

• 10 C to 40 C