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- 1. Multiple ChoiceIf your latitude is between 66 1/2 and 90 degrees North, you live in which zone?High latitudes (polar region)Middle latitudesLow latitudes (tropics)On the equator
- 2. Multiple ChoiceIf you live near the ocean, in the middle latitudes, what kind of winters would you expect?Harsh, extreme wintersMild wintersNo winters at the beach.Really warm winters
- 3. Multiple ChoiceAs you go to the top of a mountain (altitude increases), what happens to temperature?NothingIt increasesIt decreasesIt goes up and down
- 4. Multiple ChoiceEarth’s climate system is powered mainly by energy from:TiltThe sunLatitudeThe rain shadow
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe farther you live from an ocean, the more likely you will havelittle to no temperature change from summer to winterextreme temperature differences in summer and wintera tropical climatean Arctic climate
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat region receives the least amount of direct sunlight?High latitudes (Polar Region)Middle latitudes (temperate region)Low latitudes (tropical region)Low and middle latitudes
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Ocean currents circulate the sun's heat.TrueFalse - 8. Multiple ChoiceThe east coast of the U.S. is affected by a warm ocean current, while the west coast is affected by a cold ocean current.TrueFalse
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe land on the ______ side of the mountain range is in the rain shadow.Coldwindward (ocean side)Cloud coveredleeward (inland side)
- 10. Multiple ChoiceClimate isthe further you get from the equatorthe higher you go, the colder it getsthe conditions of the atmosphere at a certain place and time.the average weather conditions of an area over a long period of time.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceLarge bodies of water affect climate of the land next to them becausewater heats up and cools more slowly than landwater heats up and cools faster than landwater and land cool at the same timewater and land heat at the same rate
- 12. Multiple ChoiceHow does higher altitude affect climate?the higher you go above sea level, the colder it gets.The further you get from the equator, the colder it gets.The closer you get to the equator, the hotter it gets.The process by which heat from the sun is trapped near Earth's surface.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceIf we look outside and see that it is sunny at 60 degrees today, that is ourforecastclimateweather
- 14. Multiple ChoiceLand temperatures heat up faster than water temperatures causing temperature extremes in inland locations.TrueFalse
- 15. Multiple ChoiceClimate graphs show temperature and elevation.TrueFalse
- 16. Multiple ChoiceOn a climate graph the bar graph represents temperature.TrueFalsebranchesrings
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat month receives the most precipitation?JulyJuneSeptemberAugust
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhere is this city most likely located based on the graphs?High latitudesMiddle latitudesLow latitudesNext to an ocean
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat clothing could you most likely do without in this climate zone?shorts and t-shirtswinter coatswim suitumbrella
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich month has the average low temperature at about 62 degrees?NovemberAprilJanuaryJuly
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