Factors Affecting Climate (Exit Ticket)

Height above the sea level means

• Latitude
• Altitude
• Meridian

The hottest region of the world are located near the

• Equator
• Tropic of Cancer
• Arctic Circle

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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. 

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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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What are the main characteristics of climate?

• Temperature and precipitation

• Precipitation and land forms

• Temperature and daylight

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Identify the factor that influence the temperature of these two areas

• Latitude

• Altitude

• Distance from Large Bodies of Water

• Ocean Currents

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What factor is influencing the temperature of these two cities

• Latitude

• Altitude

• Distance from Large Body of Water

• Ocean Currents

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Which factor causes Ocean currents?

• Earth's rotation

• air pressure changes

• water temperature differences

• all of the above

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Where does the cold water from polar areas go?

• moves very quickly to the equator

• moves very slowly towards the equator

• moves very quickly towards the poles

• none of the above

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Which sentence best describes how latitude and temperature are related?

• LOWER latitude = COLDER air temperature
• HIGHER latitude = COLDER air temperature
• HIGHER latitude = WARMER temperatures