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Figure 1: What causes the Earth to receive different amounts of the Suns energy?
Revolution
Tilt
Rotation
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Figure 4 & 5: The driest places on Earth are located...
...along the Equator.
...in Humid and Mediterranean Climates
...mostly near 30 degrees N and S near the Tropics.
...near cold ocean currents and cool dry winds.
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Figure 5: What creates ocean currents?
The wind and the Sun's energy
Nemo and Dory
The seasons
Precipitation
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Figure 4: __________________ is the direction the wind blows most of the time.
Trade Wind
Westerlie Wind
Prevailing Wind
Precipitating Wind
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Figure 3: Earth's hottest climates are in...
Middle Longitude Zones
Low Latitude Zones
High Latitude Zones
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Figure 4: Uneven heating and cooling of the air from the Sun...
Creates the tides
Creates the seasons
Creates the winds
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Figure 2: The Sun's energy is always weakest...
At the poles
At the equator
In summer
In winter
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According to the image, most people on Earth live in...
Middle Latitude Zones
High Latitude Zones
Low Latitude Zones
Bikini Bottom
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Based on class discussions: Which climate type can be found in any latitude zone on Earth?
Polar
Highland
Temperate
Tropical
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Figure 4: Hot areas are most likely to be...
Humid
Low Pressure
High Pressure
Dry
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Fig. 8: The effect causing the side of a mountain facing away from weather to be dry is...
Lapse Rate Effect
Coriolis Effect
Tree Line Effect
Rain Shadow Effect
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All of the following are factors that describe climate, except...
Vegitation
Precipitation
Air Temperature
Latitude
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Based on this map, the Climate of Australia is dry because...
Its an Island, DUH!
Cool Ocean Currents
Prevailing Winds
Longitude Zones
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Do you remember?: The Sun's Energy affects Earth's...
Climate
Seasons
Weather
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According to our vocab definitions, Climate is...
what the weather is like over a 30 year period
The average weather conditions of an area
what it is doing outside right now
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Look at the notes subtitles: All of the following are factors that affect climate except...
Bodies of water
Altitude
Longitude Zones
Global wind patterns
