Summers are caused bya.a combination of longer days and more direct rays from the sun.b.less direct rays from the sun.c.longer days and longer nights.d.Earth in its orbit moving closer to the sun.
The seasons are caused bya.Earth’s varying distance from the sun.b.Earth’s changing rate of rotation.c.the tilt of Earth’s axis as Earth revolves around the sun.d.shifting climates on Earth’s surface.
The climate zones lying between 23.5° and 66.5° north and south latitude are called thea.temperate zones.b.polar zones.c.tropical zones.d.subtropical zones.
Near the end of both March and September,a.spring begins in both hemispheres.b.the sun’s rays strike Earth with the same intensity everywhere.c.Earth’s axis is no longer pointing at the North Star.d.neither end of Earth’s axis is tilted toward the sun.
The main factors that affect an area’s temperature are prevailing winds and mountains.
The sun’s rays are least directa.near the poles.b.near the equator.c.at high altitudes.d.far from the ocean.
Streams of water called ocean currents move warm or cold water, warming or cooling the nearby land.
The average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and cloud in an area are known as itsa.climate.b.weather.c.global warming.d.seasons.
Sea and land breezes over a large region that change direction with the season are calleda.savannas.b.prevailing westerlies.c.monsoons.d.doldrum winds.
The land on the leeward side of a mountain range is in a rain shadow.
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