Climate Review

What is the best explanation for these two statements?
1. Some mountains located near the Earth's Equator have snow-covered peaks. 
2. Icecaps exist at the Earth's poles.

• High elevation and high latitude have a similar effect on climate. 
• Both mountain and polar regions have arid climates.
• Mountain and polar regions receive more energy from the Sun than other regions.
• An increase in snowfall and an increase in temperature have a similar effect on climate. 

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

• Nothing
• It increases
• It decreases
• It goes up and down

Winds that blow from the west are called ____.

• Easterlies
• Polars
• Westerlies
• Temperates

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Two factors to determine climate are

• precipitation and temperature
• hurricanes and tornadoes
• humidity and pressure

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Which of the following will heat the fastest? 

• water
• land
• both heat at equal rates

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How does latitude affect the climate of an area?

• The higher the latitude, the warmer the temperature.

• The higher the latitude, the lower the temperature.

• The higher the latitude, the more precipitation.

• The higher the latitude the less precipitation.

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Longitude affects the climate of an area.

• True

• False

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How does distance from a large body of water affect the climate?

• Cities near the ocean have less precipitation.

• Cities near the ocean have more precipitation.

• Cities near the ocean have a smaller temperature range.

• Cities near the ocean have a large temperature range.

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What part of the climate do global winds affect?

• Temperature

• Precipitation

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