6.ESS2.3 Factors that Effect Climate

Do sea breezes typically happen during the day or night?

• Day
• Night

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Why is the Coastal city of London, England relatively mild and rainy in winter for its latitude? Why is Quebec in central Canada, at the same latitude and during the same season, relatively dry and frigid?

• London is near a warm water current, making it warmer.

• London is near a cold water current making it cooler.

• Quebec has a lot of trees making it cooler

• Polar winds form north of London causing it to be warmer

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The following is a diagram of what phenomenon?

• Lake Effect

• Land Breeze

• Sea Breeze

• Rain Shadow Effect

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San Diego, CA and Phoenix, AZ are located at similar lines of latitudes. Looking at the data, explain why San Diego, CA experiences different average temperatures than  Phoenix, AZ.

• San Diego, CA is near a warm water current, making it warmer.

• Phoenix, AZ receives more precipitation than San Diego, CA causing it to have higher temperatures

• San Diego, CA is near a cold water current, making it cooler.

• Winds form high in the California mountains, making San Diego, CA cooler.

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Examine the pictures, showing two sides of a mountain range.  Which statement correctly identifies each side of the mountain?

• Side A is the leeward side, while side B is the windward side

• Side A is the windward side, while side B is the leeward side

• Without knowing which side is East or West it is impossible to identify the Windward and leeward side

• Both Mountain Side A and Side B are on the same side of the Mountain range but at different Latitudes

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Air temperature data was recorded near the coast and represented in the data tables.  What phenomena is caused in each table by these temperature differences?

• Table 1 shows a Sea Breeze, Table 2 shows a Land Breeze

• Table 1 shows a Rain Shadow effect, Table 2 shows a Lake effect

• Table 1 shows a Land Breeze, Table 2 shows a Sea Breeze

• Table 1 shows a Lake effect, Table 2 shows a Rain Shadow effect

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Land and water absorb and release the sun’s heat in different ways. One result of this is a sea breeze. Which statement is true of sea breezes?

• They originate in the day and blow toward the land.
• They originate in the day and blow toward the water.
• They originate in the evening and blow toward the land.
• They originate in the evening and blow toward the water.

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The diagram depicts which model the best?

• The rain shadow effect

• Sea Breeze

• Land Breeze

• The lake effect

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The following is a list of weather conditions that are occurring near a large body of water.  What type of phenomena is most likely occurring according to the chart?

• Rain Shadow effect

• Sea Breeze

• Land breeze

• Lake Effect

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What will happen when warm, moist air in the prevailing wind has moved from the left side of the mountain to the right side of the mountain?

• A rain shadow will form, causing heavy precipitation on the left side of the mountain

• A rain shadow will form, causing heavy precipitation on the right side of the mountain

• A rain shadow will form, causing little precipitation on the right side of the mountain

• A rain shadow will form, causing little precipitation on the left side of the mountain

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