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WorksheetsFactors that Influence Temperature
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
What factors influence temperature?
Proximity to the equator
Proximity to a large body of water
Seasons
Altitude
What lab did we complete to investigate Direct and Indirect Rays?
Flashlight Lab
Globe Lab
Specific Heat Capacity Lab (Land vs Water)
What lab did we complete to investigate changes in seasons?
Flashlight Lab
Globe Lab
Specific Heat Capacity Lab (Land vs Water)
What lab did we complete to investigate why temperatures in coastal areas are different from temperatures in areas without large bodies of water close by? (Continental vs Maritime)
Flashlight Lab
Globe Lab
Specific Heat Capacity Lab (Land vs Water)
What location would receive the most direct solar energy?
The North Pole
The South Pole
The Equator
The Prime Meridian
What location would receive the most indirect solar energy?
The North Pole
The South Pole
The Equator
The Tropics
The earth is a tilted planet. What is the degree of tilt?
Approximately 25 degrees
Exactly 25 degrees
Approximately 23.5 degrees
90 degrees with respect to the Sun
Which of the following best describes the tilt of the earth when it is summer in the southern hemisphere?
The northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun
The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun
The northern hemisphere is tilted neither toward or away from the sun
What season is it in the Northern Hemisphere when it is fall in the Southern Hemisphere?
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Which of the following best describes the tilt of the earth during the spring and fall equinoxes?
The earth is tilted away from the sun (Northern hemisphere)
The earth is tilted neither toward or away from the sun (tilt is side to side)
The earth is tilted toward the sun (Northern hemisphere)
The earth is not tilted during spring and fall
If you live in an area that is not surrounded by a large body of water, your climate is more likely considered...
maritime
continental
tropical
polar
What is the biggest factor in determining the climate of a specific location?
elevation
an ocean
latitude
mountain
Which of these is not a factor that determines the climate of a place?
latitude
wind patterns
longitude
elevation
What scientific concept explains why a sample of sand heats and cools faster than a sample of liquid water?
Specific Heat Capacity
Latitude
Longitude
Tilt of Earth's Axis
Maritime climates experience...(Hint: Maritime means near the ocean.)
Warmer than average winters and cooler than average summers.
More extreme changes in temperature throughout the year
Continental climates experience... (Hint: Continental means in the center of the United States.)
Warmer than average winters and cooler than average summers.
More extreme changes in temperature throughout the year
Sand has a specific heat capacity of 0.8 J. Water has a specific heat capacity of 4.2 J. Which substance will heat slower?
The sample of sand.
The sample of liquid water.
Sand has a specific heat capacity of 0.8 J. Water has a specific heat capacity of 4.2 J. Which substance will heat faster?
The sample of sand.
The sample of liquid water.
Consider this: If you were a fish in a pond, would you want your environment (water) to have a higher or lower specific heat capacity?
Higher because the temperature of the water would not change as much.
If it were lower the animals would need to quickly adapt to different environments throughout the day.
