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Grade 9 Canadian Geography 6 Climate etc Stats
Can you name the information about precipitation and climate?
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Are maritime air masses dry or moist?
Moist
67.7%
Is a snow day an example of weather or climate?
Weather
66.7%
Is today’s rain an example of CLIMATE or WEATHER?
weather
66.1%
Which heats up faster, water or land?
Land
65.6%
Is March is a rainy month, an example of Climate or WEATHER?
Climate
65.2%
Are continental air masses dry or moist?
Dry
64.5%
In the SUMMER, does being close to water make the area WARMER or COOLER than an area of the same latitude and elevation that is not close to water?
Cooler
64%
In the summer, which city will be hotter: one CLOSE to a lake or one with NO lake?
NO
63.7%
Does the climate get warmer or cooler as you move away from the equator?
Cooler
63.7%
In the WINTER, does being close to water make the area WARMER or COOLER than an area of the same latitude and elevation that is not close to water?
Warmer
63%
In the winter, which city will be warmer: one CLOSE to a lake or one with NO lake?
Close to a lake
62.5%
Are the suns rays stronger or weaker at the equator than the arctic circle?
Stronger
62%
Which has more atmosphere, the south pole or the equator?
South pole
61.7%
Does the jet stream travel from west to east or east to west?
West to east
60%
What does the “L” stand for in the factors that affect climate?
Latitude
59.4%
What does the “E” stand for in the factors that affect climate?
Elevation
58%
Are CONTINENTAL TROPIC air masses: cold to very cold, hot, warm, cool to cold?
Hot
57.5%
Are MARITIME TROPIC air masses: cold to very cold, hot, warm, cool to cold?
Warm
57.2%
Are CONTIENTAL ARCTIC air masses: cold to very cold, hot, warm, cool to cold?
Cold to very cold
55.9%
What does the “R” stand for in the factors that affect climate?
Relief
55.6%
Are MARITIME POLAR air masses: cold to very cold, hot, warm, cool to cold?
Cool to cold
54.2%
Which has weaker rays, and area with more or less atmosphere?
More atmosphere
52.7%
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What does the “O” stand for in the factors that affect climate?
Ocean Currents
50.4%
What is the memory word used to help you remember the factors affecting climate?
LOWERN
49.4%
Does the land or the bodies of water moderate (soften) the climate?
Bodies of water
46%
Which is the most important factor affecting climate?
Latitude
41.9%
What does the “N” stand for in the factors that affect climate?
Near Water
41.5%
Which kind of precipitation occurs when an air mass rises to cross a mountain
Orographic
40.4%
Which kind of precipitation is most common near mountains?
Orographic
40.1%
What is the name given to the high-
speed river of air that snakes from west to east, high above the earth?
Jet stream
31.8%
What kind of precipitation occurs when hot summer air rises from the ground and cools, causing thunderstorms and rainstorms?
Convectional
29.7%
How many degrees does the temperature drop each 165 meters you increase elevation?
1degree C
29.6%
What are the most important factors in shaping the climates of Canada?
Sunlight and latitude
29.1%
Which kind of precipitation is most common on the Prairies, in Ontario and Quebec?
Convectional
27.8%
What does the “W” stand for in the factors that affect climate?
Wind and air masses
27%
How many meters elevation results in a drop of 1 degree C?
165 m
24.5%
What name do geographers give to large collections of air with the same temperature and moisture content?
Air masses
24.3%
Which kind of precipitation occurs when warm air is force to rise by a cool dry air mass?
Cyclonic
24.3%
Which kind of precipitation is most common in Ontario and the Maritimes?
Cyclonic
23.9%
What name do geographers give to air masses that form over land?
Continental air mass
23.6%
Which type of precipitation is most common in Mississauga?
Cyclonic
23.3%
What name do geographers give to air masses that form over bodies of water?
Maritime air mass
21.6%
What do we call a wind that usually comes from the west?
Westerly wind
19%
What do we call winds that usually come from a certain direction?
Prevailing winds
17.5%
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