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What is the name of wings that blow in the same direction over large areas of the Earth?
a) Global Winds
b) Prevailing Winds
c) Polar Winds
d) Jet Stream

When air masses cool, what happens to them next?
a) They get heavier and sink
b) They become lighter and rise
c) They become warmer
d) They don't do anything

When air masses warm, what happens next to them?
a) It does nothing
b) It gets colder and sinks
c) It gets lighter and rises
d) It gets heavier and sinks

At the Equator, hot air rises and flows towards....
a) Back towards the Equator
b) The Poles
c) The center of the earth
d) The nearest Speedway Gas Station

The latitude zone that is warm, closest to the Equator and receives direct sun rays is...
a) Gulf Stream
b) Polar Latitudes
c) Middle Latitudes
d) Low Latitudes

The latitude zone where most people live (including us) is..
a) Low Latitudes
b) Middle Latitudes
c) Polar Latitudes
d) Prime Meridian

Water heats and cools more slowly than what?
a) Land
b) Ice
c) Glaciers
d) Ice Sheets

Which of the following is not one of the factors that influences climate?
a) Plants
b) Elevation
c) Bodies of Water
d) Latitude

What is elevation?
a) How far apart latitude lines are
b) When glaciers melt into the ocean
c) The height above sea level
d) When water turns to ice

How can mountains impact the climate of an area?
a) They really don't impact the climate of an area
b) Rain clouds can crash into mountains, causing a tsunami
c) Because temperature decreases with elevation, storms on one side can lose moisture only on one side of the mountain
d) They can cause volcanoes to form

Which latitude zone is closest to the poles?
a) Jet Stream
b) Middle Latitudes
c) High latitudes
d) Low Latitdues

Large bodies of water can make the temperature of the land nearby....
a) Milder
b) Extremely Hot
c) Extremely Cold
d) Not change at all

What is the term that describes day to day changes in the air?
a) Weather
b) Climate
c) Weathering
d) Nachos

What are the two factors that make up the weather?
a) Sun and Moon
b) Ice and Rain
c) Temperature and Precipitation
d) Wind and Water

What is the predictable weather patterns for a location over the course of a year?
a) Weather
b) Climate
c) Weathering
d) Erosion

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