Unit 2 Vocabulary Quiz 3 Factors that Affect Climate
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Choose the word that best matches each definition.
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Height above the sea
altitude
Gulf Stream Current
California Current
Climograph
A warm and swift Atlantic Ocean current that follows the eastern coastline of the US
California Current
Gulf Stream Current
Sea breeze
Land breeze
A cold water Pacific Ocean current that moves southward along the western coast of North America
Gulf Stream current
rain shadow
California current
lake effect
A graphical representation of the monthly average temperature and precipitation at a certain location
climograph
leeward
windward
lake effect
A local wind system characterized by a flow from sea to land during the day due to differences in air pressure and uneven heating of the land and water
land breeze
climograph
altitude
sea breeze
A local wind system characterized by a flow from land to sea during the night due to differences in air pressure and uneven heating of the land and water
sea breeze
land breeze
windward
leeward
Situated on the side that faces the wind
windward
leeward
rain shadow
altitude
Situated on the side sheltered from or that faces away from the wind
leeward
windward
altitude
California current
An area with reduced precipitation behind a mountainous region, on the side facing away from the winds
lake effect
Sea Breeze
rain shadow
Land Breeze
A weather phenomenon created when cold, dry air picks up moisture and heat by passing over a relatively warmer lake