Climate - LOWERN

Being Near water makes the climate over nearby land ________

• more moderate- cooler summers warmer winters.
• more extreme- hotter summers and colder winters.
• more likely to rain all the time
• more cold- cooler summers and colder winters

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Elevation is distance above ________. Altitude is distance above __________, like when flying an airplane.

• sea level. The ground under you.
• The ground under you. Sea level.
• Trick question: they are both the same thing.
• This is not the answer you are looking for.

How do Ocean currents affect the climate for a given area?

• Warm Ocean currents warm the climate of land next to them
• Warm Ocean currents warm the climate of land far away
• Trick question! Warm Ocean currents do NOT affect anything.
• Warm Ocean currents mix with cold ocean currents: no effect

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How do Winds affect the climate of a given area of land?

• Winds bring weather from afar. Maybe different than normal
• Winds bring the same weather it would have had anyways.
• Winds don't change the weather, they are the weather.
• Winds don't affect the weather. Weather affects the winds.

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How does Elevation affect the climate of the land?

• The higher the elevation, the cooler the climate.
• The higher the elevation, the warmer the climate.
• The lower the elevation, the cooler the climate
• Elevation doesn't affect climate.

How does Latitude affect climate for a given area? The closer you are to the

• equator, the warmer your climate is.
• equator, the cooler your climate is.
• north pole, the warmer your climate is
• summer months, the warmer your climate is

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Of the six factors, which has the biggest effect on climate?

• Latitude
• Ocean currents
• Near water
• Elevation

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Relief is the shape of the land: it shows the location of the hills, mountains, canyons etc.

• Relief affects where the winds blow and how weather moves
• Relief doesn't affect climate. The weather does whatever.
• Relief affects climate, but only over the oceans.
• Relief used to affect climate, but not since Global Warming

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What does LOWERN stand for

• Latitude Ocean currents Winds Elevation Relief Near water
• Latitude Ocean currents Winds Elevation Relief Near forests
• Latitude Ocean currents Winds Elevatin Relief Near mountains
• Latitude Ocean currents Winds Elevation Relief Near glaciers

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Winds that blow in from the ocean

• have lots of moisture and make a lot of precipitation
• have lots of salt from the ocean that damages cars
• are always warm due to ocean currents

• have lots of flying fish and that's how we get fish & chips