Factors influencing Climate

Three towns are located at similar latitudes. Which town will have the least difference between the average high temperature and the average low temperature?

• a town in a desert

• a town near the ocean

• a town high in the mountains

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Which two factors are usually included in descriptions of climate?

• precipitation and humidity

• temperature and air pressure

• temperature and precipitation

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Which sentence best describes how latitude and air temperature are related?

• The lower the latitude, the colder the air temperature.

• The higher the latitude, the colder the air temperature.

• The higher the latitude, the warmer the air temperature.

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Why do coastal areas have cooler summers than inland areas at the same latitude?

• because bodies of water heat up and cool off more slowly than land

• because bodies of water heat up more slowly than land, but cool off more rapidly than land

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What is the difference between weather and climate?

• weather is long term and climate is short term weather

• weather and climate are the same

• weather is short term and climate is long term

How does latitude effect how the Earth's climate?

• because the Earth is round, every place gets the same amount of sunlight

• because the Earth is round, the equator gets the most sunlight and the rest is spread out

• all places on Earth have the same climate

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What are the three different climate zones on Earth?

• polar, latitude, tropical

• polar, temperate, tropical

• ocean currents, elevation, prevailing winds

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Name the zone between 30*N and 30*S

• polar

• temperate

• tropical

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Name the zone between 30*N and 60*N, and the zone between 30*S and 60*S

• polar

• temperate

• tropical

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Name the zone between 60*N and 90*N, and the zone between 60*S and 90*S

• polar

• temperate

• tropical

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