Climate Review for test

The biggest factor in determining climate is?

• elevation
• an ocean
• latitude
• mountain

The gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere is known as ___________________.

• greenhouse effect
• global warming
• fossil fuels
• ice ages

What is the difference between climate and weather?

•  Climate averages the weather conditions in a specific place over many years, while weather describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific place on a specific day.

• Weather averages the weather conditions in a specific place over many years, while Climate describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific place on a specific day.

• Climate describes the weather conditions at night, while weather describes the conditions during the daytime.

•  There is not a difference between climate and weather.

Which of these is NOT a factor that determines the climate of a place?

• latitude
• wind patterns
• longitude
• elevation

Which sentence best describes the relationship between elevation and air temperatures?

•  LOWER elevation = COLDER temperatures
• HIGHER elevation = COLDER temperatures
• HIGHER elevations = WARMER temperatures
• There is no relationship

During an El Nino event, wids in the western Pacific Ocean strengthen and push __________________ eastward

• warm water

• warm air

• cold water

• cold air

Because water ___________, ocean currents have a great effect on climate.

• cannot hold heat

• hold large amounts of heat

• moves more slowly than air

• stays colder than air

Latitude strongly influences climate because ________ solar energy falls on areas that are closer to the equator than to the poles.

• the same amount of

• sometimes less

• more

• less

La Nina is the __________ phase of the El Nino - Southern Oscillation cycle.

• warm

• neutral

• mixing

• cold

Temperatures at the lower latitudes is ___________ than at the higher latitudes.

• lower

• higher

• the same

• equal