Weather/Climate summative review

The overall climate of a region can be determined by simply looking at the (choose the best answer)

• temperature

• precipitation

• temperature and precipitation

• prevailing wind

Answer explanation

One needs to look at both temperature and precipitation to determine an accurate description of the climate.

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Which air mass is characterized by warm, humid air?

• Martime Polar

  mP

• Continental Polar

  cP

• Martime Tropical

  mT

• Continental Tropical

  cT

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Which climate influencer causes inland cities to have higher and lower temperature extremes, while coastal cities have more moderate temperatures

• latitude

• proximity to water

• elevation/altitude

• the rainshadow effect

Answer explanation

Locations that are near water will experience less extreme temperature differences. Since water absorbs and holds more heat than land, it helps to regulate temperatures - keeping it cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter.

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Why is the equator so hot?

• The earth's core heats it the most at that point on the earth

• The magnetic pull collects the most sunlight there

• Trade winds blow all the air toward the equator, making it hot

• The Equator the widest part of the Earth so sunlight directly shines there, heating it the most

Answer explanation

The sun's radiation hits the earth the most at the equator, year round. Warming it constantly

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This climograph is likely from which climate zone?

• Tundra/Continental

• Desert

• Tropical Rainforest

• Temperate Forest

Answer explanation

The climograph is showing an area with low precipitation. The climate zones with low precipitation are the desert and tundra. The temperature range is from 0-30 degrees C, which is freezing to about 90 degrees F. That's too hot to be the tundra - so it must be the desert

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If an area over a continent has stormy weather followed by cooler temperatures, you can assume that what kind of front is passing?

• Cold Front

• Stationary Front

• Warm Front

• Occluded front

Answer explanation

The cooler weather should tip you off. This is a cold front, which brings stormy weather, followed by cooler air. If it was a warm front, it would have warmer air following intermittent showers.

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How does 30 degree North latitude line effect Florida's climate?

• Florida is near the equator so it is always hot

• Florida is near the ocean so it is always humid

• Florida is close to the ocean, which brings moisture to Florida making it rain a lot

• The 30 degree latitude line runs through Northern Florida, changing wind patterns, which brings dryer air to Northern Florida

Answer explanation

at the 30 degree latitutde line, the trade winds shift directions and bring higher pressure air, which is often dryer

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Which front rises when 2 fronts meet?

• Warm front

• Cold front

Answer explanation

warm air always rises over cold air. So the warm front always rises over the cold front and into the atmosphere

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How to mountains influence climate? Choose all that apply

• Mountains are higher elevation so they are usually cooler in temperature

• One side of a mountain usually receives a lot of rain, and the other side is dryer

• Mountains are always by the ocean and block the sea breeze

• Mountains are usually volcanoes which warm the area

Answer explanation

Mountains are not always by the water so they don't always block the sea breeze. And they are usually not volcanos, so they don't warm the land.

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Prevailing winds influence the earth's climate. Which one of these does NOT explain how the winds influence earth's climate.

• Distributing the sun's energy all over the earth's surface

• The winds keep the polar regions cold and the equator hot

• Influence ocean currents

• Regulate earth's temperatures

Answer explanation

The trade winds around the earth are constantly circulating warm and cold air masses, regulating earth's temperatures and influencing ocean currents

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