Climate FINAL

Wind created current by the surface of the lake

• Surface Current

• Global Conveyor Belt

• Hydric Current

• Not any of these

This stores the most heat

• Soil

• Water

• Atmosphere

• Plants

What is the Coriolis Effect?

• The effect of tides on global winds

• The effect of the tides on the Earth's rotational speed

• The effect of the Earth's rotation on global winds

• The effect of global winds on Earth's orbit around the sun and therefore the length of a year

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Why are locations near the equator warmer than locations near the poles?

• More energy is transferred from the sun directly to the surface, and then from the surface to the air.

• More energy is transferred directly from the sun to the air.

• There is more atmosphere over the equator

• There is less atmosphere over the equator

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What is climatology?

• The study of weather patterns over a long period of time

• The study of weather patterns over a short period of time

• The study of El Nino

• The study of the ocean

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What are the factors that determine the biome?

• Climate, Types of Animals, and Latitude

• Location, Precipitation, and Soil

• Temperature and Soil

• Location and Precipitation

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Which biome is shown in blue in the picture?

• highlands

• Tundra

• grasslands

• rainforest

What is a tundra?

• At least nine months of the year temperatures are below freezing

• Mild, wet winters

• Semi-dry

• All months below freezing

El Nino occurs every...

• 1-4 years

• 6-10 years

• 3-7 years

• every year

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How many years does it take for one current to travel around the world?

• 10

• 100

• 1,000

• 10,000