SS Weather and Climate 7th grade

A major influence on climate is

• large bodies of water
• craters
• moonlight

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 does what it wants

Which factor does NOT influence temperature of an area

• altitude
• latitude
• seasonal winds
• distance to water

Both El Nino and La Nina have this in common

• Influence birds that migrate over the ocean

• Influence rainy / dry weather world wide

• The weather at the polar regions

• The directions that ships travel in the oceans

How often do El Nino events occur?

• 2-5 years

• 2-7 years

• 7-10 years

An El Nino event occurs when the tropical ocean surface waters are warmer in which ocean?

• Atlantic

• Indian

• Pacific

• Arctic

Which causes the subtropical jet stream to bring warm, wet weather to the southeastern United States?

• El Niño

• La Nina

• Coriolis effect

• Santa Anna Winds

How could La Niña affect weather during the summer in Georgia?

• It could decrease wind.

• It could increase rainfall.

• It could decrease rainfall.

• It could increase temperatures.

What is the local, day-by-day variation in the atmosphere's condition called?

• climate
• weather
• temperature
• precipitation