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WorksheetsClimate in Canada
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Weather and climate are the same thing.
True
False
Which best describes climate?
daily conditions we see (it's raining, it's sunny today)
long-term average conditions
none of the above
What "code name" do we use to describe the factors affecting climate?
MOMA
LOWERN
FIFA
NAFTA
In "LOWERN", the L stands for:
Lastly
Long-term
Longitude
Latitude
As the distance from the equator increases, the average temperature...
decreases
stays the same
increases
Ocean currents affect climate because they warm or cool the air they flow under.
True
False
The winds and air masses that affect Canada most are the "Westerlies" because the primary direction of wind is from west to east.
True
False
There are 2 types of climates:
Wet
Dry
Maritime
Continental
Elevation affects climate because, air cools as it rises because of decreasing pressure. This means that places of higher elevation are ___________.
warmer
wetter
colder
drier
The dew point is the point at which ___________ occurs.
condensation
evaporation
freezing
none of the above
Precipitation occurs on the west (windward) side of the Rocky mountains.
True
False
This type of precipitation happens when mountain ranges are present.
Convectional
Thunderstorms
Frontal
Relief
Nearness to water moderates temperature.
True
False
Nearness to water decreases precipitation.
True
False
A climate graph shows us...
the average precipitation for each month over a year
the average monthly temperature for each month over a year
precipitation as a bar graph & temperature as a line graph
all of the above
