Chapter 4.1- Climate Quiz

What are the main factors that determine climate? a. Solar energy, latitude, and elevation b. Solar energy, distance from water, and the transport of water by winds and ocean currents c. Cloudiness, precipitation, latitude, and humidity d. Solar energy, latitude, and the transport of heat and moisture by winds and ocean currents

D.Solar energy, latitude, and the transport of heat and moisture by winds and ocean currents

What is climate? a. None of the other answer choices b. Long-term weather patterns in a specific location over many years c. Rapidly changing and predictable patterns of temperature and precipitation worldwide d. Short-term changes in atmospheric conditions in a specific location

B.Long-term weather patterns in a specific location over many years

What would likely happen to global climate if there was a dramatic decrease in the greenhouse gases trapped in the atmosphere? a. Earth would become warmer. b. Temperatures on Earth would stabilize. c. Earth would become cooler. d. There would be no effect on global climate, only local weather conditions.

C.Earth would become cooler.

Warm surface currents in the ocean move down the east coast of southern Africa while cold surface currents move up the west coast. What effect does that have on the climate of southern Africa? a. Southern Africa is affected by both currents causing moderate temperatures on both coasts. b. The east coast of southern Africa has a cooler climate. c. The west coast of southern Africa has a cooler climate. d. None of the other answer choices

C.The west coast of southern Africa has a cooler climate.

How are climate and weather different? a. None of the other answer choices b. Climate is worldwide and weather is regional. c. Weather is day-to-day atmospheric conditions and climate refers to average conditions over long periods. d. Climate determines what organisms live in a particular area and weather does not.

C.Weather is day-to-day atmospheric conditions and climate refers to average conditions over long periods.