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- 1. Multiple Choice_______ affects weather because the further north or south you go from the Equator, the less solar energy (heat).altitudelatitudesunlightatmosphere
- 2. Multiple ChoiceLarge body of air with the same temperature, pressure, and moisture characteristics is called?warm frontcold frontair massjet stream
- 3. Multiple Choice______ affects weather and climate because it heats the Earth unevenly.latitudealtitudeatmospheresunlight
- 4. Multiple Choice______ is the average pattern for weather over a long period of time.climateweatherforecastsunlight
- 5. Multiple ChoiceEarth is unevenly heated due to its?oceans and moontilt and shapegravity and cloudsclimate and weather
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe boundary between two air masses that meet is called?frontbacksideair mass
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The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs is the _.thermospherestratospheremesospheretroposphere - 8. Multiple ChoiceThe result of the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area is called _.altitudepressuredensityair pressure
- 9. Multiple ChoiceHow hot or cold something is -frictiontemperaturegravity
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?polar, temperate, tropicaltropical, temperate, polartemperate, polar, tropical
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area?precipitation and humiditytemperature and air pressurewind conditions and humiditytemperature and precipitation
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe biggest factor in determining climate is?elevationan oceanlatitudemountain
- 13. Multiple ChoiceA polar climate is?warm and coolconsistently moderateconsistently coolconsistently warm
- 14. Multiple ChoiceA temperate climate is?consistently coolconsistently warmconsistently moderatewarm and cool
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe temperature of a tropical climate is?consistently warmconsistently coolconsistently moderatewarm and cool
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich climate zone do we live in?TemperateTropicalPolarSavannas
- 17. Multiple ChoiceHow many climate zones have we discussed in class?1734
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the measure of distance in degrees north and south from the equator?latitudelongitudeelevationtopography
- 19. Multiple Choice_____ climate is described as cold all year long and located in high latitudes.PolarContinentalDryHighland
- 20. Multiple Choice_______ climate is described as hot and wet, and is located in low latitudes.TropicalDryContinentalModerate
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