Climate

Which are the basis of classifying the types of climate of an area?

• air pollution, wind, and temperature

• precipitation, temperature, and wind

• topography, wind, and water cycle

• water cycle, wind, and precipitation

How do oceans affect the climate of an area?

• The solar radiation is repelled by the ocean.

• Ocean currents don't act like a conveyor belt.

• The ocean helps to distribute heat around the globe.

• Oceans play an important role in keeping our planet cold

Which refers to the angular distance from the equator that greatly affects the climate and weather of an area?

• altitude

• elevation

• height

• latitude

Land heats and cools faster than the sea. Therefore, coastal areas have a lower temperature range than those inland. Which factor affects the temperature of an area?

• winds

• altitude

• distance from the sea

• elevation from the sea

Why does latitude cause differences in temperature?

• It is due to climate change

• It is due to the distances of mountain ranges.

• It is due to the distance from the earth to the mountains.

• It is due to the curve of the earth and distance from equator.

Why do mountainous areas have generally colder climate than the surrounding

land? Because of:

• higher altitude

• higher elevation

• far from the ocean

• far from the lowland

Why do places at the same latitude but different altitudes have different climate?

• Different altitudes receive different amounts of precipitation

• Different altitudes receive different amounts of heat

• Places with higher altitudes have lower temperature

• Places with higher altitudes have higher temperature

When moist winds approach a mountain, these often drop rain as winds rise over the mountain and come down on the other side. As the air comes down the leeward side, it warms, expands, and reduces the possibility of precipitation. How does this phenomenon affect the leeward side of the mountain?

• The leeward side of the mountain is cooler and wet.

• The leeward side of the mountain is cooler and drier.

• The leeward side of the mountain is warmer and wet.

• The leeward side of the mountain is warmer and drier.

What happens to the temperature as you go to the top of a mountain?

• does not change

• temperature increases

• temperature decreases

• temperature goes up and down

Which of the following BEST describes climate?

• The weather that occurs in the atmosphere within a day.

• The pattern of weather that occurs in a region over a long period of time.

• The pattern of weather that occurs in a region over a short period of time.

• The disturbance in the atmosphere that happens in a long period of time.