Factors Affecting Climate

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Factors Affecting Climate

Multiple Choice

What is latitude?

the distance of a location from the equator

the distance of the location from the prime meridian

the distance of a location from the sun

the distance of a location from the moon

Multiple Choice

The reason why it is so hot near the equator is ___.

the sun heats the lava under that area

the area near the equator gets lots of indirect sunlight

the area near the equator gets lots of direct sunlight

the light near that area is shy

Multiple Choice

Why are the locations in high latitudes so much colder than the locations in low latitudes?

They receive less direct sunlight.

They receive more direction sunlight.

The sun never shines there.

The sun doesn't like those areas.

Multiple Choice

The higher the altitude of a city, the _______________ the temperatures are.

hotter

colder

more consistent

weirder

Multiple Choice

Which cools off faster at night?

Sea

Land

Multiple Choice

Which warms up faster during the day?

Sea/Water

Land

Multiple Choice

What do you think does the lamp represent in the experiment?

Ocean

Land

Sunlight

Multiple Choice

What do you think does the soil represent in the experiment?

Ocean

Land

Sunlight

Multiple Choice

What do you think does the water represent in the experiment?

Ocean

Land

Sunlight

Multiple Choice

What happens to a current when it comes in contact with a continent or landmass?

It continues over the continent

It stops

It changes direction

It is absorbed by the land

Multiple Choice

Warm ocean currents generally come from

The North Pole

The South Pole

The Equator

Both A and B

Multiple Choice

Cold ocean currents generally come from

The North Pole

The South Pole

The Equator

Both A and B

Multiple Choice

Put the liquids in order from most dense to least dense?

4, 3, 2, 1

1, 2, 3, 4

3, 4, 2, 1,

4, 3, 1, 2

Multiple Choice

Warm water is less __________ than cold water.

dense

sun

temperature

ocean currents

Multiple Choice

As the temperature of ocean water changes from 10 to 30 degrees C, how does the density change?

The water becomes more dense

The water becomes less dense

The density does not change

It is impossible to predict

Multiple Choice

How do oceans influence weather and climate?

Oceans cause winds to move by the motion of strong currents.

Oceans reflect the Sun's energy back through the atmosphere into space.

Oceans absorb the energy of the Sun, store it, and release it.

Oceans' waves continually generate heat through wave action.

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