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General Science Review 10.1

Test Description: Climate

Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.

1) What 2 factors are used to describe climate?

Atemperature and pressure Bwind and precipitation Ctemperature and precipitation Dwind and pressure

2) What is a microclimate?

Aaverage conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area Baverage distance from water Carea that differs from surrounding climate Dstreams of water between oceans

3) What factors affect temperature

ALatitude, Altitude, Distance from large bodies of water, Ocean currents BLatitude Altitude Distance from large bodies of water, Winds CLatitude, Winds, Distance from large bodies of water Ocean currents DLatitude Altitude Winds, Ocean currents

4) Why are areas near the equator warmer?

A2 of the choices BEarth's rotation CThey are farther from large bodies of water Dthey receive more direct sunlight

5) Which zone is located between 0 degrees and 23.5 degrees

Atemperate zone Btropical zone Cpolar zone Dnone of the choices

6) Which of the following is not true?

Aocean currents can bring cold water to somewhere that would normally be warm BSun always strikes Earth’s surface at a lower angle in the polar zone Cmarine climates are milder Dtemperature increases as altitude increases

7) What is the difference between prevailing winds and seasonal winds

Aprevailing winds are affected by the amount of water vapor while seasonal winds are not Bseasonal winds are affected by the amount of water vapor while prevailing winds are not Cprevailing winds usually blow in a region while seasonal winds change direction Dseasonal winds usually blow in a region while prevailing winds change direction

8) What is not true about precipitation and mountains

Arain falls on the windward side of a mountain Bthe windward side of a mountain is called the rain shadow Cmountains cause air to rise, cool, and condense Dmountains create rain shaddows

9) which monsoon is incorrectly matched?

Awinter monsoons occur because land cools faster than the ocean Bsummer monsoon winds blow from the land Cwinter monsoons have little precipitation Dsummer monsoons occur because land heats faster than the ocean

10) which of the following is not an effect of Earth's tilted axis in the summer?

Awarmer temperatures Bless direct sunlight Clonger days Daxis facing the sun

*select an answer for all questions

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