Review of Factors of Climate/Climate Change

Climate is the average....

• time and weather map of an area

• temperature and precipitation of an area

• changes in the day to day weather

• use of space and time

The north pole has a freezing climate. At the equator there is a tropical climate. Which of the following explains why?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Heat Capacity

• Solar Radiation

• Greenhouse effect

Water heats up slower than land because of water's......

• Albedo

• Positive Feedback

• Heat Capacity

• Ocean Currents

If there was no greenhouse effect on earth, what would happen to earth?

• Earth would heat up because of the increase in CO₂

• Nothing would change- earth would be the same

• There would be no more atmosphere on earth

• Earth would be cold and go into a new ice age.

Which of the following is biggest contributer to the greenhouse effect?

• Methane

• Nitrogen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Carbon Monoxide

What effect does a large body of water usually have on a nearby landmass?

• The water causes cooler summers and colder winters. 
• The water causes cooler summers and warmer winters. 
• The water causes hotter summers and warmer winters. 
• The water causes warmer summers and colder winters. 

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

Ocean currents have an affect on which two things

• climate and weather
• temperature and density
• land and sea
• equator and poles

Which of these has no effect on climate?

• Latitude

• Albedo

• Distance from the Sun

• Ocean Currents

Albedo can best be described as...

• the temperature at the equator
• the amount of solar radiation absorbed
• the amount of solar radiation reflected
• the air pressure during El Nino