What factors affect climate distance from the sea!

Question 1

What is meant by “distance from the sea”?

Answer 1

It refers to how far a place is from the coast (sea or ocean).

Question 2

How does the temperature differ between places that are near the sea and away from the sea in summer?

Answer 2

In the summer, places that are inland and away from the seas are usually warmer than places near the coast.

Question 3

How does the temperature differ between places that are near the sea and away from the sea in winter?

Answer 3

In the winter, the opposite is true, and places that are inland and away from the seas are usually cooler than places near the coast.

Question 4

How does being near the sea affect temperature and why is this so?

Answer 4

Places near the sea do not have much variation in temperature, due to cooler summers and milder winter. This is because the sea (a liquid) takes long to heat up and cool down. They have a moderate climate.

Question 5

Why do places that are inland heat and cool faster?

Answer 5

Land (a solid) heats up and cools down faster than the sea (a liquid), so inland places away from the sea have hotter summers and colder winters than places near the coast, thus having more extreme climate and temperature variation.

Question 6

Give one reason why London has milder winters than Moscow.

Answer 6

London is near the sea, which keeps it warmer in winter. Moscow is inland, so it gets much colder.

Question 7

Which heats up faster - land or sea?

Answer 7

Land.

Question 8

Which cools down more slowly - land or sea?

Answer 8

Sea.

Question 9

True of false: all places at the same latitude have the same temperature.

Answer 9

False - distance from sea, prevailing winds, and relief(altitude) also effects temperature.