Which ocean current warms the climate along a continent's east coast?

• California Current

• Brazil Current

• Falkland Current

• Guinea Current

What is the effect of water on temperature changes?

• Water speeds up temperature changes

• Water has no effect on temperature changes

• Water slows down temperature changes

• Water causes temperature changes to be more extreme

What is the characteristic of windward side of a mountain range?

• Cool and rainy

• Warm and dry

• Hot and humid

• Cold and dry

What happens to air as it rises and expands over a mountain range?

• It cools and condenses

• It warms and compresses

• It remains the same temperature

• It becomes drier

What is the characteristic of leeward side of a mountain range?

• Cool and rainy

• Warm and dry

• Hot and humid

• Cold and dry

Which surface ocean current cools the climate of the western coastline of South America?

• Brazil Current

• Peru Current

• Falkland Current

• California Current

The map below shows two locations, labeled A and B, separated by a mountain range. The locations are at the same elevation. The arrow represents the direction of prevailing winds. Compared to the climate at location A, the climate at location B is most likely

• warmer and drier

• warmer and wetter

• cooler and drier

• cooler and wetter

The cross section below represents the windward and leeward sides of a mountain. The arrows show the direction of air movement over the mountain. Points X and Y represent locations on Earth’s surface. Compared to the temperature and water vapor content of the air at location X, the temperature and water vapor content at location Y are most likely

• warmer and wetter

• warmer and drier

• cooler and wetter

• cooler and drier

The cross section below represents prevailing winds, shown by arrows, moving over a coastal mountain range. Letters A through D represent locations on Earth’s surface. Which location would most likely have 100% cloud cover and precipitation?

• A

• B

• C

• D

The table below compares the average annual temperature for locations C and F. The best explanation for this temperature difference is that location C

• is in the polar NE wind belt

• is farther from the equator

• has less cloud cover

• has more frequent tornadoes