Summative of Topic 5 Experience 1,2,&3

What is the primary factor affecting the amount of direct sunlight received at different latitudes?

• Distance from the ocean

• Shape of Earth

• Amount of cloud cover

• Altitude

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The shape of Earth causes ________ at higher latitudes.

• more direct sunlight

• less direct sunlight

• the same amount of sunlight

• no sunlight

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Which statement is correct regarding sunlight at higher latitudes?

• They receive more direct sunlight

• They receive less direct sunlight

• They receive the same amount of sunlight as lower latitudes

• Sunlight is not affected by latitude

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What are the arrows in the diagram showing?

• Jet Streams

• Trade Winds

• Ocean Currents

• Mountain Winds

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Over the North American continent, continental and maritime air masses both influence local weather. Continental air masses tend to be​​ (a)   ​ while maritime air masses tend to be ​ ​ (b)   .

• dry
• humid

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Fill in the blank: The trade winds curve due to the ______ effect.

• Coriolis

• Gravitational

• Magnetic

• Thermal

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What type of front is represented by the symbols on the map?

• Cold front

• Warm front

• Stationary front

• Occluded front

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Which of the following best describes the movement of the front on the map?

• Moving towards the northeast

• Moving towards the southwest

• Moving towards the northwest

• Moving towards the southeast

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Fill in the blank: A stationary front is formed when two air masses _______.

• A) Move quickly

• B) Do not move

• C) Move in opposite directions

• D) Merge

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3. The amount of direct sunlight varies depending on latitude. Higher latitudes receive ​​ (a)   due to​ (b)   while lower latitudes receive ​ (c)   .

• less direct sunlight
• the shape of the Earth
• more direct sunlight

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