4.7-4.8 APES

The shaded area in New York State, Pennsylvania, and Ohio in the northeast United States is referred to as a snowbelt. On average, this region receives much more snowfall than surrounding areas.What best explains why the shaded area receives more snowfall than the other parts of New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio?

The Lake Effect-mositure picked up from the great lakes is deposited as snow downwind

What correctly describes the season and length of day at the Tropic of Cancer at the time of year shown in the diagram?

The Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun so it is winter at the Tropic of Cancer and daylight is less than twelve hours per day.

The axis of Earth in relation to the Sun is tilted at a 23.5 degree slant, as illustrated in the diagram below. If the diagram illustrates Earth's relative position on December 21 of a given year, What part of the earth is experiencing summer?

The Southern Hemisphere?? Like december aint our summer

What area receives the most intense solar radiation at the time of year shown in the diagram, and why?

The Tropic of Capricorn, because this latitude is nearly horizontal to incoming solar radiation. ??

Based on the diagram, what best explains why the climate of the West Coast of Africa is drier than that of the East Coast of the United States, even though they are located at similar northern latitudes?

West coast of Africa has cold current, east coast of usa has warm current.

Earth currently rotates on an axis at an angle of 23.5 degrees. If that axis changed to 20 degrees, so that the axis was closer to vertical, what would be expected to occur?

Earth would experience a change in seasonal timing and length

Which latitude shown on the diagram below experiences 24 hours of daylight on December 21?

Latitude E, Antarctic Circle

The graph shows the relative solar energy received at local noon each day of the year at two different locations. Based on the graph, what can be concluded about the latitudes of the two locations?

Location 1 is close to the equator, and Location 2 is in the Northern Hemisphere.

The city of London in the United Kingdom is found approximately at the same latitude as the city of Calgary in Canada. Calgary has an average high temperature in December of -4 degrees Celsius, while London has an average high temperature of 8.6 degrees Celsius.What best explains why the average temperature of London is warmer than that of Calgary in December?

Oceanic currents warm the atmosphere in London.

What major factors exert a major influence on Earth's overall climate?

The annual amount of solar radiation that reaches Earth's surface The concentration of the specific gases in Earth's atmosphere The distribution of land masses and oceans, in combination with Earth's topography The daily rotation of Earth on its axis and its annual revolution around the Sun nae nae idk

In the diagram, what best explains why City B regularly receives less precipitation than City A?

The rain shadow effect causes City B to be drier because the mountain blocks precipitation from reaching the city.

What factors are fundamentally responsible for seasons on Earth?

The tilt of Earth's axis of rotation?? These are the same

The primary cause of Earth's seasons is what?

Tilt of Earth's rotation axis, which causes sun angles and daylight length to vary.

In the desert regions of the southwestern United States, daily high and low temperatures will frequently fluctuate by 40 degrees F or more. What best explains the large variation in temperature?

there are no bordering oceans or large bodies of water to provide a stabilizing humidity to the air