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Chapter 5, Climate and Biomes
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Explain why cities are considered to be microclimates
Chapter 5, Climate and Biomes
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Explain why cities are considered to be microclimates
cooling effect of concrete
hotter due to lack of wind, heat from infrastructure
cooling effect of infrastructure
hotter due to wind
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Hot air...
is less dense and holds less water
is more dense and holds more water
is more dense and holds less water
is less dense and holds more water
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Why are areas closer to the equator hotter?
closer to the sun
more direct solar radiation
more indirect solar radiation
farther from the sun
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Deserts are very fragile biomes due to:
slow decomposition and high heat
low water and high vegetation
high heat and low water
slow decomposition and low water
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Jet stream is...
winds that occur at the surface of the earth
wind that occurs in upper troposphere
winds that occur in the stratesphere
wind that occurs above the atmosphere
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What distinguishes one biome from another?
temperature only
climate and dominant plant and animal life
exact species in the area
precipitation only
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The difference between climate and weather is....
Climate- what you get Weather- what you expect
both are different words for the same concept
Weather- long term Climate- short term
Climate-long term Weather-short term
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What are two reasons that ocean currents exists?
uneven heating of water and aquatic life
uneven heating of water, prevailing winds
gravity and waters high specific heat
prevailing winds and aquatic life
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Adaptations to desert include...
broad leaves, spines, and thin tissue
reduced leaves, daytime hunting, and hibernation
spines, excessive sweating, and fleshy tissue
reduced leaves, deep roots, and fleshy storage tissue
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What is the difference between a typhoon, a cyclone and a hurricane?
amount of damage done
strength of them
amount of water accompanying the storm
area where they take place
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What is the cause of the El Nino Southern Oscillation?
change in prevailing wind pattern
change in the global climate
change in solar radiation patterns
change in density of water
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The rain shadow effect creates...
high winds leeward and low winds windward
high precipitation windward; low prep. leeward
high prep. leeward; high prep. windward
cold air leeward and warm air windward
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As one moves up a mountain....
temperature goes up
temperature stays the same
temperature varies
temperature goes down
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What are the three labels for differing precipitation levels in biomes?
Desert, forest and grassland
Desert, forest and polar
Tropical, temperate, and desert
Tropical, temperate and polar
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Hadley cells...
form at equator
form from 30 to 60 degrees latitude
form at high altitudes
form at poles
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The Coriolis Effect causes winds to be....
created
deflected
intensified
defused
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Ecotones are...
transitional zones
where two biomes meet
all of the above
show characteristics of two biomes
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The biomes of the world are divided by temperature and given the following labels?
Tropical, temperate and polar
Savanna, Tropical, and grassland
Forest, desert and polar
Forest, desert and grassland
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Warm air rising as it cools and releasing precipitation is called...
contraction cells
radiation cells
convection cells
weather cells
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Greenhouse gases include which of the following....
sulfuric acid, nitrogen and carbon dioxide
carbon dioxide, oxygen and nitrogen
nitrogen, methane, and carbon dioxide
methane, water vapor and carbon dioxide
