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Climate and Weather Quiz 2 Review
Climate and Weather Quiz 2 Review
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1
What heats up and cools down faster?
land
water
2
Why will a continental climate have a larger temperature range than a marine climate?
The water will heat up and cool down faster than the land.
The land will heat up and cool down faster than the ocean.
3
In which climate will there be smaller temperature changes?
continental climate
marine climate
4
The temperature of a particular climate can be influenced by all of the following, EXCEPT...
location's longitude
location's latitude
location's elevation (altitude)
location near large body of water
5
Air molecules have a lot of kinetic energy, bumping into other materials, exerting a force called...
wind
gravity
thrust
pressure
6
Why are there higher temperatures at lower elevations?
There is more air pressure
There is less air pressure
7
Which regions of Earth receive the LEAST amount of direct sunlight?
The Equator
The Oceans
The North and South Poles
The Temperate Zone
8
Which process transfers heat from the surface of Earth to the atmosphere?
conduction
radiation
convection
heatation
9
What is influencing the temperature in the three major climate zones?
elevation
longitude
altitude
latitude
10
Which process keeps the surface of Earth and atmosphere warm, allowing life to exist on Earth?
Transpiration
Conduction
Radiation
Greenhouse Effect
11
What transfers heat through warm material rising and cool material sinking?
Greenhouse effect
conduction
radiation
convection
12
As elevation increases, what happens to temperature?
It stays the same
It increases
It decreases
13
The climate of a region is determined by precipitation and what other factor?
temperature
convection currents
air pressure
conduction
14
What happens to the air pressure as elevation increases?
The air pressure decreases.
The air pressure stays the same.
The air pressure increases.
15
A continental climate will have what types of temperatures compared to a place near the ocean?
hotter summers and colder winters
only colder winters
only hotter summers
they will have the same temperatures
16
What is the distance on Earth that is north or south of the equator?
latitude
longitude
attitude
badditude
17
Which process transfers heat from the Sun to the surface of Earth?
conduction
convection
radiation
sunbathing
18
Which form of heat transfer is in the form of electromagnetic waves?
wavation
convection
radiation
conduction
19
What is the vertical distance above sea level?
condensation
elevation
scary
latitude
20
The circular motion of warm material rising and cool material sinking is called...
convection currents
cyclones
sommersault circles
conduction currents
21
Why does the equator experience the highest average temperatures?
It has lots of deserts.
It receives the most direct sunlight.
It receives indirect sunlight.
It is closest to the sun.
22
Why is there a greater temperature range in Wichita than there is in San Francisco?
Wichita is not near a large body of water.
Wichita is at a lower elevation.
San Francisco has earthquakes.
San Francisco is at a higher latitude.
23
What is the relationship between air pressure and temperature?
Inverse: When one rises, the other falls.
Direct: When one rises, the other rises.
24
Where would a city need to be located if it had mild temperature conditions?
on a mountain
on the middle of a continent
on the coast
at higher latitudes
25
Which process moves heat around the atmosphere through the natural flow of heat?
conduction
convection
radiation
roundabout
26
What is the transfer of heat between two objects touching?
radiation
Greenhouse effect
conduction
convection
