Climate and Weather

Which one of the following statements best explains why climates at continental shorelines generally have a smaller yearly temperature range than inland climates at the same latitude?

• Land changes temperature rapidly, due to the high specific heat and lack of transparency of land

• Ocean water changes temperature slowly, due to the high specific heat and transparency of water

• Ocean water is a good absorber and a good conductor of heat energy

• Land is a poor absorber and a poor conductor of heat energy

Which is the best explanation for the two statements below:

- Some mountains located near the Earth's Equator have snow-covered peaks.

-Icecaps exist at the Earth's poles

• Both mountain and polar regions have arid climates

• An increase in snowfall and an increase in temperature have a similar effect on climate.

• Mountain and polar regions receive more energy from the Sun than other regions do.

• High elevation and high latitude have a similar effect on climate.

The map below shows an imaginary continent on Earth. Over the course of a year, compared to location B, location A will have

• less precipitation and a grater temperature range

• less precipitation and a smaller temperature range

• more precipitation and a smaller temperature range

• more precipitation and a grater temperature range.

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Compared to an inland location of the same elevation and latitude, a costal location is likely to have

• warmer summers and cooler winters

• cooler summers and warmer winters

• warmer summers and warmer winters

• cooler summers and cooler winters

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Which graph best shows the general effect that differences in elevation above sea level have on the average annual temperature?

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Which graph best represents the relationship between average yearly temperature and latitude?

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The map below shows the location of four cities, A, B, C, and D, in the western United States. Which city most likely receives the least amount of yearly precipitation?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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In the diagram of a mountain below, location A and location B have the same elevation. Compared to the climate at location A, the climate at location B will be

• warmer and direr

• warmer and wetter

• cooler and drier

• cooler and wetter

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The direction of surface ocean currents is influenced most by

• planetarywinds

• variations in density of the water

• land breezes and sea breezes

• variation sin salinity of water

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The direction of deep ocean currents is influenced most by

• planetarywinds

• variations in density of the water

• land breezes and sea breezes

• variation sin salinity of water

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