Q1 Review 3: Climate

What is the condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place?

• climate

• weather

What is the average weather of an area over a long period of time?

• climate

• weather

What are four factors that affect climate?

• latitude

• proximity (closeness) to large body of water

• earthquakes

• ocean currents

• elevation

Fill in the blank: The higher the altitude, the ______ the temperature.

• warmer

• colder

Which BEST describes why latitudes closest to the equator have warmer climates?

• they are at lower elevations

• they receive high angle sunlight

• they are nearer to ocean currents

• they get more winds that carry energy in the form of heat

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. 

Which current has a cooling effect on the climate of the west coast of South America? 

• Falkland Current
• Peru Current
• Benguela Current
• Brazil Current 

A gradual increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide would warm Earth’s atmosphere because carbon dioxide is a

• poor reflector of ultraviolet radiation

• good reflector of ultraviolet radiation

• poor absorber of infrared radiation

• good absorber of infrared radiation

Land surfaces of Earth heat more rapidly than water surfaces because

• more energy from the Sun falls on land than on water

• land has a lower specific heat than water

• sunlight penetrates to greater depths in land than in water

• less of Earth’s surface is covered by land than by water

The map shows an imaginary continent on Earth. Arrows represent prevailing wind directions. Letters A through D represent locations on the continent. Locations A and B are at the same latitude and at the same elevation at the base of the mountains.

Over the course of a year, compared to location B, location A will have

• less precipitation and a smaller temperature range

• less precipitation and a greater temperature range

• more precipitation and a smaller temperature range

• more precipitation and a greater temperature range