BJU Earth Science Chapter 21

Question 1

What is conservation?

Accepted Answer

Preservation and wise use

Question 2

T of F: Marine air masses are driven by prevailing winds over land where precipitation occurs.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

Who developed a system that divided earth's surface into climate zones?

Accepted Answer

Wladimir Köppen

Question 4

What causes climate change?

Accepted Answer

Volcanoes, Seasons, Population

Question 5

The earth's surface and atmosphere between parallels and their poles lie between what?

Accepted Answer

Polar zones

Question 6

T or F: Climate is the average weather for an area over a much longer period of time.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

What is climatology?

Accepted Answer

Study of climate

Question 8

T or F: Latitude doesn't control the sun's angle.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

T or F: Latitudes between the tropics and polar zones lie within the temperate zones

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

How can we better understand Earth's climate?

Accepted Answer

Collect more data, Do more research

Question 11

What are seasons?

Accepted Answer

Natural changes in temperature, precipitation, and daylight

Question 12

T or F: ENSO is a shift in winds and currents of the northern Pacific ocean.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

What is the southern parallel called?

Accepted Answer

Tropic of Capricorn

Question 14

The northern parallel is called what?

Accepted Answer

Tropic of Cancer

Question 15

T or F: Surface air temperature depends on the amount of humidity in the air.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 16

What are the viewpoints on climate change?

Accepted Answer

Old earth and young earth

Question 17

T or F: The parallel that is 23.5 degrees from the pole is called the Arctic Circle

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

T or F: There are no changes in earth's tilt and shape of its orbit

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

T or F: The seasonal tilt of the earth controls the length of day

Accepted Answer

True

Questions 19