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- 1. Multiple Choice
How do prevailing winds affect climate?
Prevailing winds is the amount of moisture that can be found in an area
prevailing winds describe the speed of the wind in a particular place
Prevailing winds are winds that blow from a constant direction and increase temperatures if they are blowing from a hot area.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Altitude refers to
the height above the ground
the height above sea level
the height at the top of a mountain
- 3. Multiple Choice
How does altitude affect climate?
the temperature remains the same throughout the atmosphere
the higher up a place is the warmer it will be
the higher up a place is the colder it will be
- 4. Multiple Choice
what is the rate at which temperature will change as you go higher up in the atmosphere?
0,6 degrees Celcius for every 100m
0,5 degrees Celcius for every 100m
6 degrees Celcius for every 100m
- 5. Multiple Choice
How does latitude affect climate?
The temperature drops the higher up in the atmosphere you go
the temperature drops the further an area is from the equator
temperature drops at night when the sun goes to bed
- 6. Multiple Choice
In winter how does distance from the sea affect the climate?
warm breezes will bring warm air to the coast whilst inland areas will be cooler
cool breezes will bring cooler temperatures to the coast whilst inland areas will be warmer
cool breezes will cool both the coast and inland areas
- 7. Multiple Choice
The land has a higher specific heat capacity than the sea
True
False
- 8. Multiple Choice
Warm ocean currents flow past the west coast of the continents
True
False
- 9. Multiple Choice
The area that receives the most direct rays of the Sun (equator, 0°) will have the LOWEST yearly temperatures.
True
False
- 10. Multiple Choice
Inland areas have a continental climate
True
False
- 11. Multiple Choice
What do the blue arrows in image 1 show?
ocean currents
winds
precipitation
temperature
- 12. Multiple Choice
On Earth, what process generates most of the water vapor?
Condensation
Evaporation
Precipitation
Transpiration
- 13. Multiple Choice
The amount of water vapour in the air is known as______
Rainfall
Humidity
Clouds
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a factor influencing climate?
A. Altitude
B. Latitude
C. Longitude
D. Ocean Current
- 15. Multiple Choice
How do ocean currents affect climate?
A. Ocean currents that bring along cold water inland make the climate cold, while ocean currents that take along warm water to coastal areas makes the climate warm.
B. Ocean currents that bring along warm water inland make the climate cold, while ocean currents that take along cold water to coastal areas makes the climate warm.
C. As the temperature of water increases, temperature of air also increases.
D. Ocean currents bring cold and warm water around the world.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Weather is the changes in the atmosphere over a long period of time
True
False
- 17. Multiple Choice
The unit of measure of rainfall is
millimeters
millibars
degree celcius
- 18. Multiple Choice
Most of the Sonoran desert is located in Mexico
True
False
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which one is not a layer of vegetation in the rainforest
emergent layer
shrub vegetation
Under story
Emergent
- 20. Multiple Choice
What are the high pressures found at 30 degrees north and south latitude called
Polar high pressures
subtropical high pressures
Kalahari High pressure
- 21. Multiple Choice
What type of rain is formed when mountains cause a barrier to wind
Conventional rain
frontal rain
orographic rain
- 22. Open Ended
How has this succulent plant adapted to live in the Sonoran desert
- 23. Open Ended
How has the Fennec Fox adapted to life in the desert?
- 24. Multiple Choice
Which one is not a store in the nutrient cycle
litter
soil
biomass
rock
- 25. Multiple Choice
What kind of weather is associated with a high pressure
clear sunny weather
rainy cold weather
- 26. Multiple Choice
What kind of weather is associated with a low pressure
clear sunny weather
cold rainy weather
- 27. Multiple Choice
In which direction do winds blow?
From high pressure to low pressure
from low pressure to high pressure
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