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Earth/Space Climate (Ch. 22)
How can a polar climate be characterized
What is global warming?
Earth/Space Climate (Ch. 22)
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What is global warming?
Idea that orbital changes lead to climate changes
A scientist who gathers data to study climate change
Gradual increase in global temperatures
A method to measure gases in meltwater to study past climates
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How can a polar climate be characterized
Very cold and very wet air
Average temperatures are at or below freezing
Average temperatures are at or below 40
A lot of rain.. like a boat load
3
Precipitation and temperature are used to identify climate.
True
False
4
The pavement and buildings in cities affect the local climate by..
Decreasing the temperature
Decreasing the temperature
Increasing the temperature
Increasing the precipitation
5
Which of the following is NOT an impact of climate change?
Change in tidal patterns
Change in sea-level
Change in precipitation
Global warming
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What is a tropical climate?
Average temperatures are near freezing
Average temps are between 10 and 18 degrees celsius
Characterized by variable temps and precipitation over short distances
Climate typical of equatorial regions
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What is climate?
An amount of energy
The weather conditions over time
The equatorial belt of low pressure
Seasonal wind
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Describe what a foehn is.
A dry wind that flows down the slopes of the Alps
A moist wind that flows down the slopes of the Alps
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Specific heat is the amount of energy needed to change the temperature of 1 g of substance by
22.2 Degrees Celsius
12.5 Degrees Celsiuc
1 Degree Celsius
10 Degrees Celsius
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What is a middle-latitude climate?
Average temperatures are near freezing
Average temps are between 10 and 18 degrees celsius
Characterized by variable temps and precipitation over short distances
Climate typical of equatorial regions
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The tropical desert climate is like the polar icecap climate in that they both feature
Temperatures below freezing
Low annual precipitation
Temperatures above freezing
Alternating wet and dry periods
12
Over the last 100 years, global temperatures have increased approximately 1 degree celsius
False
True
13
Which of the following affects the angle at which the sun’s rays hit Earth?
Sea level
Weather
Wind
Latitude
14
A highland climate can be described as a climate with a large variations of temps and precip. over short distances.
False
True
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What is a microclimate
Characterized by variable temps and precipitation over short distances
Climate typical of equatorial regions
Climate of a small area
Average temperatures are near freezing
16
The subarctic climate is the climate with the largest annual temperature ranges
True
False
17
What is topography?
The surface features of skin
The surface features of land
The surface features of the moon
The surface features of Tilted Towers
18
What is a climatologist?
A scientist who gathers data to study climate changes
A scientist who controls our climate changes
19
seasonal wind blows toward the land in summer, bringing heavy rains, and blows away from the land in the winter, dry air
ENSO
El Niño
La Niña
Monsoon
20
Which tropical climate has the least annual rainfall?
Rain forest
Humid continental
Savanna
Desert
21
What does the Milankovitch theory?
A method to measure gases in meltwater to study past climates
A method that measures the enviornment to study past climate changes
The idea that orbital changes lead to climate changes
A gradual increase in the average global temperatures
22
Scientist might use ice cores as a method of using the
land
to study past climate.
False
True
23
Which of these middle-latitude climates features frequent rainfall and average annual precipitation of ~ 40 cm?
Steppe and humid continental
Humid subtropical and mediterranean
Marine west coast and steppe
Marine west coast and mediterranean
24
What are the doldrums
The equatorial belt of low pressure
A seasonal wind that blows during the summer
25
El Niño is a periodic event in the Atlantic Ocean
False
True
26
Dry, warm winds that flow down the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains are called
Rain Shadows
Chinooks
Foehns
Mountain winds
27
In a polar climate, average temperatures are near freezing.
False
True
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Which of the following moderates temperature and increases rainfall?
Iceberg
Mountain
Ocean
Desert
29
What weather effect results when a moving air mass hits a mountain, dumps rain, and then leaves no moisture on the other
Chinook
Monsoon
Foehn
Rain shadow
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Fossil imprints help us measure pollen, leaf shapes, and past animals to study past climates.
Maybe? This sounds right
False
True
No way we can do that
