Factors That Affect Climate Answers

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Study the image.

Cool air is above water.

Warm air is above land.

Warm air is cooling quickly.

Cool air is warming quickly.

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Which description refers to fog?

burns off when it gets dark

extends up to 10 miles into the sky

is found in areas near bodies of water

forms when the ground warms at night after a cool, dry day

What happens to jet streams as they get closer to the equator?

They blow faster.

They do not change.

They dissolve.

They blow slower.

Which blow from west to east, following the boundary between hot and cold air?

trade winds

sea breezes

jet stream

polar easterlies

Look at the diagram showing the different wavelengths in sunlight.

They take the form of heat.

They can cause skin cancer and sunburn.

They are some of the shortest waves.

They can be seen by human eyes as visible light.

Which statement describes an important role of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere?

Animals breathe carbon dioxide.

Plants use carbon dioxide to make food.

Carbon dioxide helps animals make proteins.

Carbon dioxide forms clouds that produce rain.

Study the diagram.What is forming in the diagram?

a front

a hurricane

a thunderstorm

a tornado

Study the image.Which air mass has formed immediately north of Antarctica in the image?Study the image.

maritime polar

continental polar

maritime tropical

continental tropical

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