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