Climate Factors Quiz

Which of the following best describes how mountain barriers influence climate?

• They increase the temperature uniformly across regions.

• They block the movement of air masses, causing different climates on either side.

• They have no significant effect on climate.

• They only affect the climate at the base of the mountains.

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DOK Level 1: Recall

How does elevation generally affect temperature?

• Higher elevations are warmer.

• Higher elevations are cooler.

• Elevation has no effect on temperature.

• Temperature increases with elevation.

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Which latitude is most likely to experience a tropical climate?

• 0° (Equator)

• 45° N

• 60° S

• 90° N (North Pole)

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Explain how continentality affects the climate of a region.

• Continentality causes regions to have milder winters and cooler summers.

• Continentality leads to greater temperature extremes between summer and winter.

• Continentality has no effect on climate.

• Continentality only affects coastal regions.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Describe the impact of mountain barriers on precipitation patterns.

• Mountain barriers cause uniform precipitation on both sides.

• Mountain barriers cause more precipitation on the windward side and less on the leeward side.

• Mountain barriers reduce precipitation on both sides.

• Mountain barriers have no effect on precipitation.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Using your knowledge of continentality, explain why coastal regions tend to have milder climates compared to inland regions.

• Coastal regions are influenced by ocean currents that moderate temperatures.

• Coastal regions are unaffected by continentality.

• Inland regions have more consistent temperatures.

• Coastal regions are always warmer than inland regions.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Based on the image, as a mountain forces air to rise, moisture in the air cools, condenses and falls to the ground as ________________________.

• dust

• rock

• rain

• air

Because the sun's rays hit the equator more directly than they hit the poles, the regional climate around the equator is __________________ than the regional climate around the poles.

• warmer

• colder

• darker

• bigger

__________________ carry climate-impacting air conditions (warm, cool, humid, dry) from one region to another region.

• Air Masses

• Continentality

• Longitudes