Question

Your family moves from Tennessee to California. After a few weeks, you notice that temperatures are much cooler in California than they were in Tennessee. Which factors cause these cooler temperatures? Check all that apply. being closer to the ocean being farther from the ocean ocean currents bringing cooler air ocean currents bringing warmer air mountain ranges

Answer 1

Select: being closer to the ocean; ocean currents bringing cooler air.

Why:
- Being closer to the ocean moderates temperatures (ocean stores heat and cools coastal air, especially in summer).
- The California (Pacific) current brings cooler water and helps keep coastal air temperatures lower.

Not selected:
- Being farther from the ocean — would tend to give more extreme (hotter summers, colder winters), not cooler coastal temps.
- Ocean currents bringing warmer air — that would warm, not cool.
- Mountain ranges — can make local areas cooler (higher elevations) but are not the main reason coastal California is generally cooler than Tennessee.