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Unit 3, Topic 3 Review: Climate Factors
Unit 3, Topic 3 Review: Climate Factors
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A review of the 6 major climate factors.
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How do ocean currents affect an areas climate?
They carry sediment from rivers
They ensure ocean density is not the same
They spread plant and animal life
They circulate heat from the equator
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How does being on a coastal area (next to a large body of water) with winds blowing toward the land affect climate?
There is greater precipitation.
There are more smog-filled areas.
There are fewer hurricanes.
There is less condensation.
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As you go up in altitude in the troposphere, the temperature ________________________.
None of the above
Stays the same
Decreases
Increases
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Climate zones such as tropical, temperate, and polar are MOSTLY caused by which of the following?
Seasons during the year
Rotation of the Earth
Uneven heating from the sun
How close the Earth is from the sun
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The red arrows on this model show an ocean current called the Gulf Stream.How does the Gulf Stream affect some climates?
Makes the climate colder because it brings cold water from the poles
Makes the climate dryer because it brings dry air from the equator
Makes the climate more humid because it brings cold water from the poles
Makes the climate warmer because it brings warm water from the equator
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Based on the data below, which location would be found near a large body of water? Why?
Yellowknife, because its temperature range is large
Yellowknife, because its temperature range is small
San Francisco, because its temperature range is small
San Francisco, because its temperature range is large
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Manaus is marked on the map. Based on its location, what type of temperature would it have? Why?
Hot, because it is far away from the equator (high latitude)
Cold, because it is close to the equator (low latitude)
Hot, because it is close to the equator (low latitude)
Cold, because it is far away from the equator (high latitude)
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Which side of the mountain gets very little rain?
Windward
Leeward
Top
Bottom
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_______________climates have milder (smaller) temperature changes throughout the year due to being close to the ocean.
Equatorial
Polar
Coastal
Inland
10
Miami is closer to the ocean than Yellowknife. Based on the data below, which location has a wetter climate? Why?
Yellowknife, because it receives less precipitation
Yellowknife, because it receives more precipitation
Miami, because it receives more precipitation
Miami, because it receives less precipitation
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Which two locations will have the closest annual air temperature?
Locations Z and Q
Locations W and X
Locations X and Z
Locations W and Y
12
What two factors are primarily used to describe climate?
precipitation and density
temperature and precipitation
winds and humidity
temperature and density
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The higher the latitude gets (further from the equator), the temperature ________________________________.
None of the above
Increases
Decreases
Stays the same
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Why are places closer to the equator hot?
They get less direct (indirect) sunlight
They get more direct (vertical) sunlight
There is very little evaporation going on.
There is very little condensation going on.
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Which of the following would most likely affect the climate of an area?
number of earthquakes
shape of the shoreline
distance from an ocean
amount of lightning
16
Which area of Earth gets the same amount of direct sunlight all year,resulting in very warm temperatures all the time?
The United States
The equator
Australia
The poles
17
This image shows two cities marked on a map. Which mostly influences the milder temperatures of St. Augustine, Florida?
Distance north of the equator
Nearness to ocean currents
Reduced solar radiation
Increased cloud cover
18
Based on elevation, which location would have the LOWEST average temperature (coldest climate)?
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The climate of an area can be different from its weather. Which of the following statements describes the climate?
The rains next week are expected to cause flooding
There should be heavy rains tomorrow morning
The high temperature on September 4, 2009, was 32 degrees
The average temperature from 1930-1996 was 23 degree celcius
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On which location will MOST rain fall?
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