CSET - Climate 090314/ VERIFIED ANSWERS

CSET - Climate they spread out ANSWER- As latitude increases, what happens to rays from the sun that strike Earth's surface? c. land heats and cools more rapidly than water ANSWER- Why do large bodies of water moderate nearby land climates? a. land heats and cools more slowly than water b. land heats more rapidly than water, but cools more slowly c. land heats and cools more rapidly than water d. land heats more slowly than water but cools more rapidly F decreases ANSWER- T/F - As altitude increases, temperature also increases temperature and precipitation ANSWER- 2 major factors that determine climate T ANSWER- T/F - El Niño is a change in ocean circulation that causes parts of the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean to become warmer than usual b. the greenhouse effect ANSWER- What is the natural warming of Earth's atmosphere called? a. El Niño b. the greenhouse effect c. global warming d. volcanism climates get cooler as latitude increases ANSWER- How does latitude affect climate? Climates get cooler as elevation increases ANSWER- How does elevation affect climate? Windward sides of mountains are wet; leeward sides are dry ANSWER- What effect does a