Factors Affecting Climate

Question 1

general pattern of weather conditions over a long period of time

Answer 1

climate

Question 2

distance of north and south from the equator

Answer 2

latitude

Question 3

determines variety of climatic zones

Answer 3

latitude

Question 4

3 climatic zones

Answer 4

polar, temperate, tropical

Question 5

latitude: farther from equator, _____ in temperature

Answer 5

lower (colder)

Question 6

height above sea level

Answer 6

altitude

Question 7

altitude: higher temperature, ______ altitude

Answer 7

lower (vice versa, hotter if nearer, colder if farther)

Question 8

altitude: higher ______, ______ temperature

Answer 8

elevation, lower

Question 9

in every ________, the temperature drops by ______

Answer 9

`1000km, 6.5 degrees C

Question 10

large bodies of water help circulate movement of cold and warm air

Answer 10

distance from ocean

Question 11

water collects _____ without its temperature rising (distance from ocean)

Answer 11

solar energy from the sun

Question 12

farther from ocean, _________. nearer from ocean, _________.

Answer 12

extreme climates, moderate climates

Question 13

currents that bring in cold water makes climate cooler (vice versa)

Answer 13

ocean current

Question 14

explain distance from ocean

Answer 14

ocean absorbs heat from the sun while land bounces it back. the stored heat is released through warm air during colder temperatures and absorbed during hotter days. lands far from oceans do not have a natural absorber of heat that’s why they experience more extreme climates