What causes Climate?
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- Q1Refers to the average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area.temperate zoneleewardmicroclimateclimate30s
- Q2a small area with climate conditions that differ from those around it may have its own ______________leewardwindwardclimatemicroclimate30s
- Q3The main factors that influence temperature are latitude, altitude, distance from large bodies of water, and ocean currents?truefalse30s
- Q4_______________________ is the area near the equator, between about 23.5 degrees north latitude and 23.5 degrees south latitude?polar zonetropical zonetemperate zone30s
- Q5_________________ extend from about 66.5 degrees to 90 degrees north and 66.5 degrees and 90 degrees south latitudes.tropical zonespolar zonestemperate zones30s
- Q6Between the tropical zones and the polar zones are the _______________________temperate zonespolar zonestropical zones30s
- Q7The peak of Mount Kilimanjaro towers high above the plains of East Africa and is covered in _______________ all year round.snowmudrainfog30s
- Q8Oceans or ___________________ can also affect temperatures.mountainsriverslarge lakes30s
- Q9Water heats up more _____________than land.quicklyslowly30s
- Q10Much of the west coasts of North America, South America, and Europe have mild _____________________, with relatively mild winters and cool summers.marine climatescontinental climatesocean currents30s
- Q11The centers of North America and ______________ are too far inland to be warmed or cooled by the ocean.FinlandAsiaChinaLondon30s
- Q12_______________________ have more extreme temperatures than marine climates.Marine climatesContinental climatesMicroclimates30s
- Q13The main factors that affect precipitation are prevailing winds, the presence of mountains, and seasonal winds.truefalse30s
- Q14Rain or snow falls on the ______________ side of the mountains, the side the wind hits.leewardwindward30s
- Q15The land on the ________________ side of the mountains--downward-- is in a rain shadow.windwardleeward30s