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Factors Affecting Climate

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the factor that influences the temperature difference of these two areas

a)

Latitude

b)

Altitude

c)

Distance from Large Bodies of Water

d)

Ocean Currents

2.

What factor is influencing the temperature difference of these two cities

a)

Latitude

b)

Altitude

c)

Distance from Large Body of Water

d)

Ocean Currents

3.
Which BEST describes why latitudes closest to the equator have warmer climates?
a)
they are at lower elevations
b)
they receive more solar energy
c)
they are nearer to ocean currents
d)
they get more winds that carry energy in the form of heat
4.
What is the measure of distance in degrees north and south from the equator?
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
elevation
d)
topography
5.
What is the height of an area above sea level?
a)

altitude

b)

topography

c)

latitude

d)

longitude

6.
Which sentence best describes how latitude and temperature are related?
a)
LOWER latitude = COLDER air temperature
b)
HIGHER latitude = COLDER air temperature
c)
HIGHER latitude = WARMER temperatures
7.
What is the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?
a)
climate
b)
temperature
c)
elevation
d)
precipitation
8.
What is the climate of the top of a mountain like as compared to the bottom of the mountain?
a)
warmer
b)
cooler
c)
drier
d)
wetter
9.

What is the condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place?

a)

climate

b)

weather

10.

How does the windward side differ from the leeward side?

a)

A. The windward side receives more precipitation than leeward side.

b)

B. The leeward side has more vegetation than the windward side.

c)

C. The windward side receives more heat than the leeward side.

d)

D. The leeward side receives more precipitation than the windward side.

11.

Why does location C have a cooler climate than location D if they are on the same line of latitude?

a)

Location C is farther east

b)

Location C is influenced by the high specific heat of ocean water

c)

Location C is further from the equator

d)

The ground around Location C has a lower specific heat

12.

Chicago experiences cooler summers and warmer winters than Nebraska because Chicago

a)

is located closer to the equator

b)

is higher in elevation

c)

is closer to a large body of water

d)

has a greater average yearly rainfall

13.

Which place is NOT a microclimate?

a)

a desert

b)

a large city

14.

What does specific heat refer too?

a)

The heat it takes to raise the temperature of a object.

b)

The heat it takes to cool the remperature of a object.

c)

How hot an object can get.

d)

None of the above.

15.

A ________ is a small area with climate conditions that differ from those around them.

a)

winds

b)

tropical

c)

microclimate

d)

continental

e)

mountains