SC Factors Affecting Climate

Climate is

• the further you get from the equator

• the higher you go, the colder it gets

• the conditions of the atmosphere at a certain place and time.

• the average weather conditions of an area over a long period of time.

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What two factors are primarily used to describe climate?

• temperature and density

• temperature and humidity

• humidity and density

• winds and humidity

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As you go to the top of a mountain, what happens to temperature?

• Nothing

• It increases

• It decreases

• It goes up and down

Large bodies of water affect climate because

• water heats up and cools more slowly than land

• water heats up and cools faster than land

• water and land cool at the same time

• water and land heat at the same rate

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How does higher altitude affect climate?

• the higher you go above sea level, the colder it gets.

• The further you get from the equator, the colder it gets.

• The closer you get to the equator, the hotter it gets.

• The process by which heat from the sun is trapped near Earth's surface.

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Distance north or south of the equator

• longitude
• latitude
• elevation
• weather

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

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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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At which latitudes do currents of dry, sinking air cause the dry conditions of Earth's major deserts?

• 0° and 30°N

• 60°N and 60°S

• 30°N and 30°S

• 60°S and 90°S

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Which statement best explains why a desert often forms on the leeward side of a mountain?

• Sinking air compresses and warms.

• Sinking air expands and warms.

• Rising air compresses and warms.

• Rising air expands and warms.

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