16 questions
How do warm-water currents affect the coastal areas along which they flow?
Cool the coast
Warm the coast
Cause snow to fall
Cause higher tides
Why would places near the north with the same latitude have very different climates?
One place is near a warm ocean current.
It is not possible.
They get more sunlight than the other location.
A surface current effects the ________________ of nearby land.
climate
daily temperature
winds
water
The _______ of a mountain range is the side that receives a lot of precipitation and can have lots of vegetation (plants).
dry side
leeward
windward
cloudy side
The _______ of a mountain range is the side that receives very little to no precipitation and must have drought resistant vegetation (plants).
dry side
leeward
windward
cloudy side
What do ocean currents carry that MOST affects climates?
rain
heat
ships
fish
What causes clouds to form and precipitate before they go over a mountain?
Warm air is rising and condensing as it cools.
Mountains are too tall for clouds to go over.
Cold water is rising and expanding.
Warm water is sinking and condensing.
Where are clouds most likely to begin forming?
at the ground
closer to the mountain top
on the right side of the mountain
Choose the answer that correctly completes the blanks in order to describe lake effect snow:
_________ wind blows across __________water; moisture condenses into clouds, and is then released in large amounts of snow as the clouds move over _________ land.
Warm, Colder, Warmer
Cold, Warmer, Colder
Cities located near large lakes are likely to get
a lot of snow during every month of the year.
less snow than cities that are further away.
more snow than cities that are further away.