WG Chapter 3 Review

What is the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather refers to short-term atmospheric conditions, while climate refers to long-term average weather conditions.

• Weather refers to long-term average weather conditions, while climate refers to short-term atmospheric conditions.

• Weather and climate are the same thing.

• Weather and climate are unrelated.

What is the average temperature of a place called?

• Precipitation

• Climate

• Rotation

• Revolution

What causes the seasons on Earth?

• The tilt of the Earth's axis and its revolution around the Sun

• The rotation of the Earth on its axis

• The greenhouse effect

• The Coriolis effect

What is the significance of the equinox?

• It is the longest day of sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere

• It is the longest day of sunlight in the Southern Hemisphere

• It is the day when daytime and nighttime are equal

• It is the day when the sun's rays hit directly on the Tropic of Cancer

What is the term for continuous daylight caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis as it revolves around the sun?

• Midnight Sun

• Equinox

• Solstice

• Doldrums

What is the greenhouse effect?

• The warming of the Earth that occurs when the sun's radiation passes through the atmosphere and is absorbed by the Earth

• The cooling of the Earth that occurs when the sun's radiation is reflected back into space

• The warming of the Earth that occurs when the sun's radiation is blocked by the atmosphere

• The cooling of the Earth that occurs when the sun's radiation is absorbed by the atmosphere

How does elevation influence climate?

• Higher elevation leads to higher temperatures

• Higher elevation leads to lower temperatures

• Elevation has no effect on climate

• Elevation leads to more precipitation

What causes prevailing winds and ocean currents?

• The rotation of the Earth

• The tilt of the Earth's axis

• The greenhouse effect

• The Coriolis effect

What is the resulting deflection of prevailing winds and ocean currents caused by the Earth's rotation called?

• El Nino

• Doldrums

• Coriolis effect

• Orographic effect

How do landforms and bodies of water affect climate?

• They have no effect on climate

• Large bodies of water keep temperatures moderate

• Landforms increase temperatures

• Bodies of water increase temperatures