Factors that affect Climate

Places that are closer to bodies of water have

• harsher temperatures than inland cities in the same latitude

• colder temperatures than inland cities in the same latitude

• milder temperatures than inland cities in the same latitude

• the same temperatures as inland cities in the same latitude

Two factors to determine climate are

• precipitation and temperature
• hurricanes and tornadoes
• humidity and pressure

As you increase in altitude, what happens to temperature?

• Nothing

• It increases

• It decreases

• It goes up and down

The _______ of  a mountain range is the side that receives a lot of precipitation.

• dry side
• leeward/dry side
• windward/wet side
• cloudy side

Ocean currents circulate the sun's heat taking that energy to places that wouldn't normally get it.

• True

• False

Deserts are defined by their low amounts of precipitation. Deserts can be found in which climate zone(s)?

• tropical

• temperate

• polar

• all climate zones

What region receives the least amount of solar radiation?

• Polar Region
• Temperate Region
• Equatorial Region
• Tropical Region

The sun’s rays are least direct __________.

• near the poles.      
• in July.
• near the equator.
• far from the ocean.

Why are the temperature ranges of San Francisco and Virginia Beach milder than Wichita?

• San Francisco and Virginia Beach are inland and Wichita is on the coast.

• Their temperatures are roughly the same.

• San Francisco and Virginia Beach are near bodies of water and Wichita is inland.

• They are in different latitudes.

What is weather over a long period of time?

• A tropical vacation
• Weather
• Climate
• Science