Climate and Ocean Currents

There are some general statements we can make about climate and your location on Earth. One general statement has to do with average annual temperature. Elaborate on the relationship between average annual temperature and latitude.

• Temperature is not dependent on latitude, but altitude.
• As latitude increases, the average annual temperature decreases.
• As latitude increases, the average annual temperature increases
• Average annual temperatures remain more consistent as you approach the equator

Take a good look at the illustration. We would expect to find year-long snow and ice in which locations?

• Polar Regions
• High altitudes
• High altitudes and latitudes
• low latitudes and high altitudes

What is the map showing?

• Ocean Currents and atmospheric circulation
• Sea Breeze
• Air Masses
• Land Breeze

The map shows the average humidity in different parts of the United States. What MOST likely causes this difference in humidity between the East and West Coasts?

• Population density of humans in major costal cities
• Water and air currents caused by the uneven heating of Earth
• The suddenly changing climate causing melting ice caps
• The seasonal weather changes associated with Earth's orbit

How do ocean currents affect regional weather patterns? Select TWO answers

• Ocean currents transport heat and nutrients around the Earth
• Ocean currents cause cyclones
• Ocean currents cause coastal droughts
• Ocean currents cause island floods
• Ocean currents move warmer water to areas with lower water temperatures

Which factors most likely contribute to regional weather patterns that are observed across the globe? Select TWO answers

• The Earth's tils on its axis leads to unequal heating of the planet
• The Earth's elliptical orbit of the Sun occurs every 365 days
• The amount of sunlight that strikes the poles in constant.
• The winds blow from the equator when warm air rises and the Earth rotates
• The air masses that impact weather are affected by the Earth's magnetic poles

Jennifer, an eighth grade student, is writing a report for her science class about how a location's latitude is the greatest indicator of its climate. Jennifer claims that points A and B on the map provided would have the same climate because they are located on the same latitude. Write a scientific explanation agreeing or disagreeing with Jennifer's claim that points A and B would have the same climate because they are located on the same latitude. Choose the correct CLAIM.

• I disagree with Jennifer's claim and believe that points A and B would have different climates due to other influences at work.
• I agree with Jennifer's claim and believe that points A and B would have the same climates because they are on the same latitude

Jennifer, an eighth grade student, is writing a report for her science class about how a location's latitude is the greatest indicator of its climate. Jennifer claims that points A and B on the map provided would have the same climate because they are located on the same latitude. Write a scientific explanation agreeing or disagreeing with Jennifer's claim that points A and B would have the same climate because they are located on the same latitude. Choose 3 pieces of evidence to support the claim.

• Point A is near the coast and Point B is father inland
• Point A is on flat land and Point B is near the mountains
• Both are affected by winds moving from west to east looking at the top.
• The air masses that are moving in are the same
• Point A is on the side of the mountain that is not getting blocked while Point B is on the side of the mountain where the wind is getting blocked.