Factors Affecting Climate

Question 1

Altitude

Answer 1

The higher up you go, the colder it is. This is because there is less air than below. This is because the atmosphere is thinner. There is less land up there to heat up the air.

Question 2

It’s a current of air high up North. If it goes too much south, near the UK, it can create thunderstorms, with loads of rain and potential flooding.

Answer 2

The Jet Stream

Question 3

The higher up you go, the colder it is. This is because there is less air than below. This is because the atmosphere is thinner. There is less land up there to heat up the air.

Answer 3

Altitude

Question 4

The Jet Stream

Answer 4

It’s a current of air high up North. If it goes too much south, near the UK, it can create thunderstorms, with loads of rain and potential flooding.

Question 5

If there is wind from the north, then it will be colder. If there is wind from the South, then it will be warmer. If there is wind from the east, then it will be the same temperature, but it will be drier because it passes over land. If there is wind from the west, it will be the same temperature, but it will be wetter because it passes over oceans.

Answer 5

Prevailing Wind Direction

Question 6

Prevailing Wind Direction

Answer 6

If there is wind from the north, then it will be colder. If there is wind from the South, then it will be warmer. If there is wind from the east, then it will be the same temperature, but it will be drier because it passes over land. If there is wind from the west, it will be the same temperature, but it will be wetter because it passes over oceans.

Answer 7

Latitude

Question 8

Distance from the Sea

Answer 8

The sea warms up and cools down slowly, and the land warms up and cools down faster. In the summer, the land is very hot, but the ocean is still cold from the winter. In the winter, the land is colder, but the ocean is still warm from the summer.

Question 9

North Atlantic Drift/Gulf Stream

Answer 9

This is an ocean current which brings warm water, coming from the Caribbeans. The water heats up the air around it, making the climate warmer.

Question 10

This is an ocean current which brings warm water, coming from the Caribbeans. The water heats up the air around it, making the climate warmer.

Answer 10

North Atlantic Drift/Gulf Stream

Question 11

Latitude

Answer 11

The further from the Equator you are, the colder it gets. This is because The Equator receives the Sun’s rays directly
but the further north you go the more atmosphere the rays have to go through.

Question 12

The sea warms up and cools down slowly, and the land warms up and cools down faster. In the summer, the land is very hot, but the ocean is still cold from the winter. In the winter, the land is colder, but the ocean is still warm from the summer.

Answer 12

Distance from the Sea