climate change

A major influence on climate is _______

• large bodies of water

• large cities

• ocean currents

• all of the above

Climate is the weather ________

• closer to the equator

• at the poles

• of a region averaged over a long period of time

• changes from day to day

Which of the following is a description of a climate?

• It is raining and cold outside.

• It rains about 20 inches a year in this area.

• The wind just blew my trash can into the road.

• It snowed 18 inches last night.

Walking barefoot in the summer, the path you were on changed from concrete to asphalt. You noticed that the asphalt felt hotter than the concrete, even though it is old and faded. Why?

• The asphalt has a higher specific heat than the concrete.

• The concrete has a higher specific heat than the asphalt.

• The climate changed from the concrete to the asphalt.

• Nothing, it was a conincidence.

Buniq lives where it is cold year-round and there is minimal precipitation. How would you classify the climate of the region where she lives?

• continental climate

• tropical climate

• polar climate

• mild climate

The _________ side of the mountain gets a lot of precipitation.

• windward

• leeward

The _______ side of the mountain is dry. No clouds

• windward

• leeward

What area of earth receives the most solar radiation?

• the equator

• the poles

What areas of earth receive the least concentrated amount of solar radiation?

• the equator

• the poles

What climate is warm year-round, high precipitation?

• dry climate

• polar climate

• tropical climate

• continental climate