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They spread out - ANSWER As latitude increases, what happens to rays from the sun
that strike Earth's surface?
c. land heats and cools more rapidly than water - ANSWER Why do large bodies of water
moderate nearby land climates?
a. land heats and cools more slowly than water
b. land heats more rapidly than water, but cools more slowly
c. land heats and cools more rapidly than water
d. land heats more slowly than water but cools more rapidly
F decreases - ANSWER T/F - As altitude increases, temperature also increases
temp and precip - ANSWER 2 major factors that determine climate
T - ANSWER T/F - El Niño is a change in ocean circulation that causes parts of the
eastern tropical Pacific Ocean to become warmer than usual
b. the greenhouse effect - ANSWER What is the natural warming of Earth's atmosphere
called?
a. El Niño
b. the greenhouse effect
c. global warming
d. volcanism
climates get cooler as latitude increases - ANSWER How does latitude affect climate?
, Climates get cooler as elevation increases - ANSWER How does elevation affect
climate?
Windward sides of mountains are wet; leeward sides are dry - ANSWER What effect
does a mountain range have on climate?
Places downwind of large bodies of water have cooler summers and milder winters -
ANSWER How do large bodies of water affect climate?
global winds influence climate by distributing heat and moisture - ANSWER What effect
do global winds have on climate?
Vegetation can moderate temperature and increase precipitation - ANSWER How does
vegetation affect climate?
earth's major climate zones - ANSWER earth's major climate zones
All are divisions of Earth based on the intensity of solar energy received. Tropical zones
- near equator, the sun's energy strikes Earth at almost 90º angles, causing
temperatures to be warm all year round.
Temperate zones - n/s of the tropics, the sun's energy strikes earth at a smaller angle,
energy spreads out over a larger area, and yearly termperatures moderate.
Polar regions - lie between 66 1/2º n/s latitudes and the poles, solar energy strikes at a
more acute angle, spreading it over even a larger area. Polar regions experience very
low temperatures year round due to even smaller angles of sunlight - ANSWER Compare
and contrast tropical zones, temperate zones, and polar zones in terms of location and
the intensity of solar radiation that each receives
On the leeward side of a mountain, the air is warm and very dry because moisture
condenses on the windward side. This can cause desert conditions for hundreds of km
downwind of the mountain - ANSWER Explain why deserts are common on the leeward
sides of mountain ranges
Koppen climate classification system - ANSWER System that uses mean monthly and
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