Climate

The map below shows average annual temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit across the United States. Which climate factor is most important in determining the pattern shown in the eastern half of the United States?

• ocean currents

• mountain barriers

• elevation above sea level

• latitude

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The diagram below shows the positions of the cities of Seattle and Spokane, Washington. Both cities are located at approximately 48 degrees North latitude, and they are separated by the Cascade Mountains. How does the climate of Seattle compare with the climate of Spokane?

• Seattle - hot and dry

  Spokane - cool and humid

• Seattle - hot and humid

  Spokane - cool and dry

• Seattle - cool and humid

  Spokane - warm and dry

• Seattle - cool and dry

  Spokane - warm and humid

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Which graph best shows the general effect that differences in elevation above sea level have on the average annual temperature?

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Compared to an inland location of the same elevation and latitude, a coastal location is likely to have

• warmer summers and cooler winters

• warmer summers and warmer winters

• cooler summers and cooler winters

• cooler summers and warmer winters.

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The map below shows the general path of ocean currents in a portion of the Northern Hemisphere. Locations A, B, C, and D are at the shoreline. Which location most likely has the warmest climate?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Which diagram best shows how air inside a greenhouse warms as a result of energy from the sun?

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Why are carbon dioxide and water vapor called the greenhouse gases?

• They are found in varying amounts in Earth's atmosphere

• They are found in fixed amounts in Earth's bedrock

• They are good reflectors of infrared radiation

• They are good absorbers of infrared radiation

Deforestation increases the greenhouse effect on Earth because deforestation causes the atmosphere to contain

• More carbon dioxide, which absorbs infrared radiation

• Less carbon dioxide, which absorbs shortwave radiation

• More oxygen, which absorbs infrared radiation

• Less, which absorbs short-wave radiation

Two of the greenhouse gases that may be responsible for the increased ice melting in Greenland are

• nitrogen and oxygen

• oxygen and silicon

• hydrogen and helium

• carbon dioxide and methane

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Base your answers to the questions on the graphs and map below. The map shows a view of Earth from above the North Pole. Points on the map indicate the positions of Reykjavik, Iceland and Yakutsk, Russia. The graphs show average monthly air temperature (line graphs) and amount of precipitation (bar graphs) for both locations. Write the two-letter weather map symbol for an air mass that originates over Yakutsk.

Answer explanation

cP is also correct

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