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WorksheetsFACTORS AFFECTING CLIMATE
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
_____________ is average weather condition of a place over a long period of time over a large area.
Climate
Weather
____________ Changes from Day to Day
Climate
Weather
Which of the following area receive direct sunlight
Tropic of Cancer
Artic circle
Equator
Which BEST describes why latitudes closest to the equator have warmer climates?
they are at lower elevations
they receive high angle sunlight
they are nearer to ocean currents
they get more winds that carry energy in the form of heat
What two factors are primarily used to describe climate?
temperature and density
temperature and precipitation
precipitation and density
winds and humidity
Places located at high latitude receives less sunlight than places at low latitude.
TRUE
FALSE
Heights above the sea levels are called________.
Longitude
altitude
Latitude
What makes higher altitude colder?
less air
less sunlight
less vegetation
less water
During day time which area have cool air?
land
sea
Warm air moves from land to sea and cold air moves from sea to land
land breeze
sea breeze
A dry region that is also called 'the rain shadow'
windward
leeward
what is the movement of the ocean current in the northern hemisphere?
clockwise
counter clockwise
Ocean current that travels from the poles towards the equator carry _________
warm water
cold water
