Climate and rainfall DFA

Which of the following causes of climate determines the amount of direct or indirect sunlight an area receives thus causing climates to be either extreme or moderate?

• LATITUDE

• OCEAN CURRENTS

• WIND CURRENTS

• ELEVATION

• LANDFORMS

This factor of climate causes deals with bringing high and low air pressure which can bring moist, dry, cold or warm air to areas all around the world which causes climates to be MODERATE.

• LATITUDE

• OCEAN CURRENTS

• WIND CURRENTS

• ELEVATION

• LANDFORMS

This factor of climate deals with the environmental lapse rate that states that for every 1,000 ft you go up on Earth, the temperature will decrease by 3.5 degrees, causing areas to be colder than areas that are near sea level.

• LATITUDE

• OCEAN CURRENTS

• WIND CURRENTS

• ELEVATION

• LANDFORMS

Mountains can cause orographic rainfall on their windward sides, they can also lower the temperature of places due to their high elevation and they can also create "Deserts" on their leeward sides as a result of the "Rainshadow Effect". Places located in the middle of continents can cause great temperature variances between day and night because land heats and cools quicker than water. These are all characteristics of which of the following causes of climates?

• LATITUDE

• OCEAN CURRENTS

• WIND CURRENTS

• ELEVATION

• LANDFORMS

This cause of climate is impacted by "rivers of cold and warm water" that circulate around the Earth bringing moisture, dry air, warmth and cold temperatures that make sure that Earth's climates are moderated or not extreme.

• LATITUDE

• OCEAN CURRENTS

• WIND CURRENTS

• ELEVATION

• LANDFORMS

Which of the following types of rainfall are very short in duration, they are mostly found in tropical latitudes and are caused by the super heating of the Earth's surface or Oceans causing air to rise and cool extremely fast?

• FRONTAL RAINFALL

• OROGRAPHIC RAINFALL

• CONVECTIONAL RAINFALL

Which of the following types of rainfall can last for days, and is caused by mountains forcing air to rise, cool, condensate and then precipitation forms.

• Frontal rainfall

• Orographic rainfall

• Convectional rainfall

Which of the following types of rain is caused when High air pressure meets Low air pressure, causing the warm and moist Low air pressure to rise and cool thus creating rainfall that will last for hours.

• Frontal rainfall

• Orographic rainfall

• Convectional rainfall