Science
A polar climate in the US?
Alaska
Surface ocean currents resulting from the prevailing winds over the oceans illustrate a transfer of energy from...
Atmosphere to hydrosphere
What is the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?
Climate
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Climate is long-term, weather is day by day
The study of weather patterns over a long period of time
Climatology
Which one of these is NOT a factor that affects climate?
Clouds
The father you live from an ocean, the more likely your climate will be a...
Continental climate
The climate of areas influenced by a nearby ocean generally result in...
Cooler summers and warmer winters with a small range of temperatures
As latitude increases the average annual temperature...
Decreases
What causes deep ocean currents to move?
Differences in temperature and salinity
A climate pattern where water near the equator gets hotter than usual and affects the weather around the world
El Niño
What is the height of an area above sea level?
Elevation
The ability to make things move or change
Energy
Altitude differences between the equator and the two poles produce giant convention currents in the atmosphere.
False latitude
Compared to the change in temperature of the water surface, the change in temperature of the land surface will be...
Faster because land has a lower specific heat
The deep ocean current system that loops all the way around the globe is called the
Global ocean conveyer belt
What is the surface current that brings warmer temperatures to Europe?
Gulf Stream
The direction of the wind is due to air moving from areas of
High air pressure to areas of low air pressure
What combination of climate factors generally results in the coldest temperature?
High elevation and high latitude
What best describes how latitude and temperature are related?
Higher latitude= Colder air temperature
What does the term altitude refer to?
How high above sea level
Why are temperatures on average hotter at the equator?
It receives the most direct sunlight regardless of the season
Narrow tubes of air in the troposphere
Jet stream
What is the measure of the distance in degrees north and south from the equator?
Latitude
What is not a factor that affects climate?
Living organisms
Which of the following does NOT have an affect on a region's climate?
Longitude
Which climate conditions are typical of regions near the North and South Poles?
Low temperature and low precipitation
Which gas is most present in Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen
Why does the windward side of a mountain have a wet climate?
Rising air expands and cools causing the water vapor to condense
What does salinity refer to?
Salt content
Does cold water sink or rise?
Sink
The prevailing southwesterlies wind belt causes most low pressure systems to travel across the US from the...
Southwest to the northeast
The higher the altitude of a city, the lower the...
Temperatures
Climates are classified by...
Temperatures and precipitation
What causes some areas of Earth to receive less intense solar energy than others?
The curve of Earth
Which best describes why latitudes closest to the equator have warmer climates?
They receive more solar energy
What are the three major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?
Tropical temperate polar
What causes winds to blow on Earth?
Uneven heating of the earth by the sun
A continental climate is:
Warm summers cold winters moderate precipitation
Compared to the windward side of a mountain, the leeward side is...
Warmer and drier
What is the condition of the Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place?
Weather
What drives surface currents in the ocean?
Wind
The suns rays are least direct
near the poles
