What Causes Climate?

Question 1

Summers are caused by

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a combination of longer days and more direct rays from the sun.

Question 2

The seasons are caused by

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the tilt of Earth’s axis as Earth revolves around the sun.

Question 3

The climate zones lying between 23.5° and 66.5° north and south latitude are called the

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temperate zones.

Question 4

Near the end of both March and September,

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neither end of Earth’s axis is tilted toward the sun.

Question 5

The main factors that affect an area’s temperature are prevailing winds and mountains.

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Question 6

The sun’s rays are least direct

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near the poles.

Question 7

Streams of water called ocean currents move warm or cold water, warming or cooling the nearby land.

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Question 8

The average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and cloud in an area are known as its

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climate.

Question 9

Sea and land breezes over a large region that change direction with the season are called

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monsoons.

Question 10

The land on the leeward side of a mountain range is in a rain shadow.

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What Causes Climate? Answers