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Chapter 14 review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The amount of thermal energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a material by 1*C is called? | Specific Heat |
| Distinguish between climate and microclimate. | Climate is long-term and microclimate is local. |
| Use the term rain shadow in a sentence. | When the plane went over the mountain it started to randomly rain and stop a minute later. |
| How are climates classified | C. by measurements of temperature and humidity. |
| Describe the climate of an island in the tropical Pacific Ocean. | The climate of the water is tested my the relative latitude and altiutde. |
| Compare the climate on either side of a large mountain range. | One could have snow or just land coved with grass but the other side could have just rock. |
| Distinguish between weather and climate. | climate is a large area of long-term temperature and weather is the local momenteral temperature. |
| Summarize Copy and fill in the graphic organizer below to summarize information about the different types of climate worldwide. | Tropical:HOT Dry:HOT MIld:WARM Continental:WARM Polar:COLD |
| Distinguish between the climate of a coastal location and a location in the center of a large continent. | Climate is a long-term temperature and location switches from time to time. |
| infer how might snow ski on the island of Hawaii. | If the tides of the earth move and the island got father from the equator it might snow. |