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Factors of Climate
Factors that Affect Climate
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What two major factors are used to describe climate? | temperature and precipitation |
| Which factor influences climate by determining the angle at which the sun’s rays strike the Earth? | latitude |
| Temperature and wind patterns are determined by | solar energy |
| One of the most important factors that determine a regions climate is | latitude |
| The factors that have the greatest influence on temperature and precipitation are heat absorption and release and | latitude and topography |
| What is weather? | the condition of the atmosphere at a particular time, such as temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, and precipitation |
| What is climate? | the average weather conditions for an area over a long period of time (at least 30 years of weather data is analyzed for climate predictions) |
| Climates are chiefly determined by using | average temperature and precipitation data (climatograph) |
| Adding the high and low temperatures of the day and dividing by 2 determines the average | daily temperature range |
| In the Northern Hemisphere, the northern half of Earth is tilted toward the sun during ? | summer |
| In the Northern Hemisphere, the northern half of Earth is tilted away for the sun during | winter |
| Which of the following affects the angle at which the sun’s rays hit Earth? | latitude |
| The sun’s rays hit Earth at a smaller angle at the | poles |
| The sun’s rays hit Earth at a 90 degree angle here and temperatures are high | equator |
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