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Climate & Natural Resources Review
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The image below shows lines of
longitude
latitude
weather patterns
climate zones
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which climate is shown in the photo?
Dry
Polar
Tropical
Highlands
3
which climate has: areas of high elevation, elevated mountainous plateau or hills with lots of precipitation
Polar
Dessert
Highlands
Subtropical
4
Which 3 resources are considered "fossil fuels"?
coal, oil, natural gas
trees, trash, cow manure
oil, water, natural gas
coal, oil, nuclear
5
The image below shows lines of
weather patterns
latitude
climate zones
longitude
6
Which is NOT an example of a renewable resource
solar
geothermal
wind
nuclear
7
What is the difference between Weather and Climate?
Climate changes daily or hourly
Weather changes daily or hourly
Weather is long term over years
Climate is long term over years
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What is an advantage of NON renewable resources?
creates jobs for many people
expensive to build and start collecting energy
low air pollution and environmentally friendly
profits for suppliers and less cost to consumers
9
which climate has: the North and South poles, places covered in ice and snow and always at/below freezing temperatures
Polar
Continental
Tropical
Dry
10
Which energy sources are renewable?
nuclear and solar
geothermal and wind
geothermal & solar
coal and wind
11
ALL resources (except solar) share these two steps in their power plant process
The resources is burned and goes directly into electricity
A turbine spins which then causes a generator to produce electricity
A generator spins which then causes a turbine to produce electricity
The resource is burned and turns to steam
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which climate has: year round heat and rainfall, mostly dense forests or grasslands near the equator
Tropical
Polar
Dry
Continental
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What is an advantage of renewable resources?
causes radiation and co2 emissions
expensive to build
creates jobs for many people
low air pollution and environmentally friendly
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What affects climate?
cutting down forests
farming livestock
distance from the equator
greenhouse gases
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which climate is: often located far from oceans, could be located in the rain shadow of mountains, deserts, less rain
Continental
Polar
Tropical
Dry
16
which climate has: all four seasons, in winter it is cold, in summer it is hot, mostly in the Northern hemisphere
Tropical
Continental
Dry
Polar
17
which climate is shown in the photo?
Dry
Highlands
Tropical
Polar
18
A resource that can be replenished in a human life time is a
non renewable energy source like solar
renewable energy source like coal
non renewable energy source like coal
renewable energy source like solar
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Which energy sources are NON renewable?
coal and nuclear
hydraulic & solar
nuclear and solar
coal and wind
20
which climate is shown in the photo?
Dry
Polar
Highlands
Tropical
21
The ___________ of the mountain gets less precipitation because it is drier
top half
bottom half
windward side
leeward side
22
which climate is shown in the photo?
Highlands
Dry
Tropical
Polar
