Factors Affecting Climate

What do you call the physical attributes, surface shapes and features of a particular area?

• altitude

• latitude

• seismograph

• topography

How do oceans affect the climate of an area?

• The solar radiation is absorbed by ocean.

• Ocean currents act much like a conveyor belt.

• The ocean helps to distribute heat around the globe.

• All of the above.

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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

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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.

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During summer, many people visit Baguio because of the cold weather. What do you think makes Baguio cold?

• latitude

• altitude

• topography

• distance from the ocean

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

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.

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Why do mountain climbers bring thick jackets when they go up the mountain?

• The temperature increases as the altitude increases.

• The temperature decreases as the altitude increases.

• The altitude increases as the temperature increases.

• The altitude decreases as the temperature increases.

A diagram illustrating the movement of an air mass over a mountain is shown. How does the air in A differ from the air in B?

• The air at A is drier than at B.

• The air at A is colder than at B.

• The air at A is moving faster than at B.

• The air at A is more polluted than at B.

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How does the windward side differ from the leeward side of a high land?

• The windward receives more precipitation than the leeward.

• The windward side receives more heat than the leeward side.

• The leeward side has more vegetation than the windward side.

• The leeward side receives more precipitation than the windward side.

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