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Weather and Climate Quiz

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What are the two major factors that determine the climate of a region?

  • Average temperature and average precipitation (correct)
  • Latitude and longitude
  • Elevation and air pressure
  • Global air circulation and ocean currents
  • What causes the uneven heating of the earth's surface, resulting in the equator being heated more than the poles?

  • Global air circulation
  • Properties of air, water, and land
  • Rotation of the earth on its axis
  • Solar energy (correct)
  • What results in the earth moving faster beneath air masses at the equator and slower at the poles?

  • Rotation of the earth on its axis (correct)
  • Properties of air, water, and land
  • Global air circulation
  • Seasonal changes in temperature and precipitation
  • How do ocean currents influence climate near coastal regions?

    <p>By redistributing absorbed solar heat from one place to another</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What sets up cyclical convection cells in the atmosphere, affecting the distribution of climates and patterns of vegetation?

    <p>Water evaporation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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