Climate and weather test review

Climate is affected by many factors including:

• latitude, elevation, and proximity to bodies of water

• tides and currents

• wind

• snow and sleet

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What landform causes the rain shadow effect?

• mountains

• lakes

• plains

• valley

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

• nothing

• it decreases

• it increases

• it fluctuates between warm and cold

A rain shadow forms on the ___________ side of a mountain as a result of ___________ precipitation there.

• windward; more

• windward; less

• leeward; more

• leeward; less

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

1. This side of the mountain is dry and desert like because of the rain shadow effect.

• Leeward

• Sideward

• Windward

• Land

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following does NOT affect the climate of an area?

• latitude

• Altitude

• longitude

• being in a city rather than in a rural area

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

At the same latitude, the climate is _________________in the mountains than on flat land.

• Cooler

• Warmer

• Drier

• All of the above.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A climate classification system divides regions according to ____.

• Amount of precipitation

• Vegetation

• Temperature

• All of the above

What is the height of an area above sea level?

• elevation
• topography
• latitude
• longitude

Fill in the blank: The higher the altitude, the ______ the temperature.

• warmer

• colder