Climate and Weather

Question 1

What is a gyre?

Accepted Answer

Circular water pattern

Question 2

When an object gets colder, its kinetic energy...

Accepted Answer

Decreases

Question 3

All things are made of...

Accepted Answer

Molecules

Question 4

Warm ocean currents ___ coastal air temperatures.

Accepted Answer

raise

Question 5

When an object gets hotter, its kinetic energy...

Accepted Answer

Increases

Question 6

What is precipitation?

Accepted Answer

Hail, mist, rain

Question 7

What does latitude help determine?

Accepted Answer

Solar energy received

Question 8

Cooler ocean currents bring...

Accepted Answer

Cooler water

Question 9

What is El Nino?

Accepted Answer

Climate pattern

Question 10

The closer to the equator...

Accepted Answer

More energy received

Question 11

What do latitude lines show?

Accepted Answer

Distance from equator

Question 12

What is energy?

Accepted Answer

Ability to move

Question 13

Cooler air has...

Accepted Answer

Less energy

Question 14

What is climate?

Accepted Answer

General weather patterns

Question 15

Can air be heated directly by the sun?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 16

To determine air temperature, consider...

Accepted Answer

Latitude and ocean currents

Question 17

What is an ocean current?

Accepted Answer

Continuous path of water

Question 18

When something gets warmer, molecules...

Accepted Answer

Speed up

Question 19

What is the imaginary line around Earth's center?

Accepted Answer

Equator

Question 20

Neither city is near an ocean current, which city will be warmer (based o distance from the equator)?

Accepted Answer

Lubbock (bottom)

Question 21

Air temperatures on land are effected by ocean currents. Which city will have warmer air temperatures?

Accepted Answer

Buenos Aires

Question 22

Cool ocean currents ___ coastal air temperatures.

Accepted Answer

lower

Question 23

What is elevation?

Accepted Answer

Height above sea level

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