Which statement correctly describes the relationship between air temperature and air pressure?

• Warm air rises, creating an area of of low pressure.

• Cool air sinks, creating an area of low pressure.

• Warm air sinks, creating an area of low pressure.

• Cool air rises, creating an area of low pressure.

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What is "latitude"?

• Its when someone from LA has a bad attitude

• The distance of a location from the equator

• The distance from the poles

• The distance from the prime meridian

At which latitude would tropical rain forests be most likely?

• 10 degrees North

• 30 degrees South

• 60 degrees North

• 90 degrees South

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What is "terrain"?

• The physical features of a stretch of land

• When is rains "ter's"

• An objects height above sea level

• How hot or cold an object is

Which of the following variables has the LEAST influence on climate?

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Altitude

• Terrain

Which of the following is mainly responsible for weather on Earth?

• Wind, precipitation, and clouds

• The amount of water in the Oceans

• The uneven heating of Earth's surface

• None if the above

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what is the best definition of solar radiation?

• Storing of energy in Earth's Oceans

• Energy from the sun that reaches Earth

• Moisture and heat energy in the atmosphere

• Increased evaporation due to warm weather

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Which of the following statements is true regarding most ocean currents?

• Warm water is more dense then cold water

• Ocean currents have a major effect on air temperature

• Ocean currents have little to do with regional climates

• The amount of salt in the water has little to do with Ocean currents

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What are 3 major factors that determine weather? (CHECK ALL 3!)

• temperature

• humidity

• wind speed and direction

• politics

• humans

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Which ones are NOT forms of precipitation? (CHECK MORE THEN 1!)

• clouds

• sleet

• hail

• snow

• glaciers

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