Copy of ESS2-6 Climate Factors Quiz (2/27/2025)

Topography

Latitude

Elevation

Prevailing Global Winds

Elevation

Latitude

Topgraphy

Prevailing Global Winds

it places some areas closer to the sun

The higher latitudes are the warmest latitudes

The polar regions receive no sun

it determines the intensity of the sun in a given area

poles

equator

prime meridian

jet stream

Saltier water travels from the equator. This warmer water is denser, and it sinks toward the bottom, forming a current.

The saltier water floats away on the surface. Water flows up from the bottom to replace it, forming a current.

Saltier water is higher in density than fresh water. This water then sinks to the bottom, forming a current.

Saltier water flows more slowly, creating a drag on the water and forming a current.

wind and temperature.

pressure and salinity.

salinity and wind.

temperature and salinity.

Waves are created by wind, which warms the water by friction and pushes water around in the oceans.

Ocean water along the shore rises and falls two times during each day, washing heat from the sand into the oceans.

Warmer ocean water from the equator flows toward Earth’s poles, where the water cools and sinks.

Warm winds blow over the oceans from land, causing the ocean water to warm up.

uneven heating of Earth's surface

ice caps melting

even heating of Earth's surface

weather changes

Warm air rises from the equator and moves toward the poles because it is more dense.

Warm air rises from the north and south poles, then sinks toward the equator because it is more dense.

Warm air rises from the north and south poles, then sinks toward the equator because it is less dense.

Warm air rises from the equator and moves toward the poles because it is less dense.

It proves that direct heating occurs more at the equator than at the poles.

It proves that indirect heating occurs more at the equator than at the poles.

It proves that there are more cold places on Earth than there are warm places.

It proves that the world is flat.

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They would receive basically the same amount.

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The ocean heats and cools faster than the land heats and cools.

The land heats and cools faster than the ocean heats and cools.

Cold air rises over the land and moves over the ocean.

Warm air sinks over the ocean and moves onto land.

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greenhouse gases

rotation of Earth

heat flow in the mantle

gravity from the Moon

They lower the freezing point of fresh water.

They form high-pressure areas that cause magma currents.

They prevent rapid extreme temperature changes.

They provide the energy that triggers volcanic events.

by increasing the length of days throughout the year

by determining the rate that tectonic plates can move

by increasing the amount of energy the land can absorb

by determining the angle of sunlight throughout the year

frequent rainfall

dry weather

extreme cold and low humidity

high winds and clear skies

Heat causes gases to contract.

As air cools, currents flow counterclockwise.

As air cools, currents flow clockwise.

Heat causes gases to expand.

They tend to increase temperature ranges.

They tend to make them colder.

They tend to make them warmer.

They tend to reduce temperature ranges.

The light is strongest at X and weakest at Z.

The light is strongest at X and weakest at Y.

The light is strongest at Z and weakest at X.

The light is strongest at Z and weakest at Y.

evenly on both sides

unevenly on day side, with poles getting more heat

evenly on day side only

unevenly on day side, with poles getting less heat

Zavia

Cecily

Tomas

Humberto