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Earth Science Climate Unit Review
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1
Which of the following climographs best represents a geographic location near the equator?
Climograph B
Climograph A
Climograph D
Climograph C
2
What force is responsible for infiltration of water into the ground?
gravity
capillarity
permeability
porosity
3
An aquifer is a body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater.
True
False
4
Capillarity is defined as
The percentage of water in the pore spaces.
The upward movement of water through small openings.
The percentage of empty space in a sample.
The ability for water to flow through a material.
5
Which would have the greatest water retention?
they are equal
Beaker B
Beaker A
Beaker C
6
The warm ocean currents below affect the climate of city X by
increasing the air temperature
increasing the air pressure
decreasing cloud cover
increasing humidity
7
Which is a cool ocean current that flows completely around the Earth?
Gulf Stream Current
Antarctic Circumpolar Current
California Current
North Equatorial Current
8
Compared to a coastal location of the same elevation and latitude, an inland location will have
cooler summers and warmer winters
cooler summers and cooler winters
warmer summers and warmer winters
warmer summers and cooler winters
9
To produce this pattern of lake effect snow, the wind was most likely coming from the
northwest
southeast
southwest
northeast
10
The
least
amount of surface water runoff will occur when soil pore spaces are
saturated and the slope is steep
saturated and the slope is gentle
unsaturated and the slope is gentle
unsaturated and the slope is steep
11
How does the climate of Seattle compare to the climate of Spokane?
Seattle - cool and dry; Spokane - warm and humid
Seattle - hot and dry; Spokane - cool and humid
Seattle - cool and humid; Spokane - warm and dry
Seattle - hot and humid; Spokane - cool and dry
12
Which would allow for the fastest infiltration of water?
Beaker B
Beaker A
Beaker C
they are equal
13
Rocks with well-connected pore spaces are ________.
porous and permeable
porous but not permeable
permeable but not porous
non-porous and non-permeable
14
Which processes are most likely to cause a rise in the water table?
precipitation and infiltration
solidification and condensation
runoff and erosion
deposition and burial
15
Compacted soil will have a greater density and higher permeability than non-compacted soil.
True
False
16
What factors affect permeability?
size of the particles
sorting of the particles
shape of the particles
packing of the particles
17
Capillarity is greatest in A because the sample has
small pores and a large surface area
large pores and a small surface area
large pores and a large surface area
small pores and a small surface area
18
Why are temperature variations usually not as great on Long Island as they are in central NY?
Long Island is surrounded by water, which has a high specific heat
Central NY has a higher elevation
Long Island has a higher Sun altitude
Long Island is surrounded by water, which has a low specific heat
19
A soil horizon is a profile of many layers of soil.
False
True
20
Which location is most likely to receive precipitation?
A
B
D
C
21
During an El Nino climate event
trade winds strengthen and warm water flows east
trade winds weaken and warm water flows west
trade winds strengthen and warm water flows west
trade winds weaken and warm water flows east
22
Which phase change is represented by 3?
condensation, gas turns into liquid
evaporation, gas turns into liquid
evaporation, liquid turns into gas
condensation, liquid turns into gas
23
The unsaturated zone is also called the zone of
saturation
the water tale
water retention
aeration
24
As the permeability rate increases, the infiltration time
Decreases
Increases
Stays the same
25
How does vegetation affect runoff?
More vegetation decreases runoff
More vegetation increases runoff
vegetation has no effect on runoff
26
What factors affect porosity?
size of the particles
shape of the particles
packing of the particles
sorting of the particles
27
Capillarity is greatest in which container?
Container 1
Container 3
They all have the same rate of capillarity
Container 2
28
The bottom layer of the soil profile is...
Subsoil
Humus
Bedrock
Topsoil
29
Which of the following climographs best represents an inland location?
Climograph C
Climograph B
Climograph D
Climograph A
30
Which of the following is true?
B has a lower porosity than A.
A, B, and C have the same porosity.
A has a greater porosity than B and C.
A has a lower porosity than B.
31
Which graph best represents the relationship between latitude and temperature?
Graph 4
Graph 3
Graph 2
Graph 1
32
Which factors would aid in producing lake effect snow?
higher elevation downwind
mT air mass moving over cold water
cP air mass moving over warm water
a large fetch
33
At what level of the soil profile are you most likely to find humus?
C
D
A
B
34
What is a water table?
the top surface of the saturated zone
the bottom of the saturated zone
a description of a material that water can pass through
a permeable rock layer that is saturated with water
35
Which of the following are components of soil?
weathered rock
organic material
water
air
36
This graph represents temperatures in a city. Where is this city most likely located?
An inland in the Northern hemisphere
On the coast near the equator
On the coast in the Antarctica
An inland location in the Southern hemisphere
37
Compared to sediment sample A, sediment sample B is
more unsorted and more porous
more unsorted and less porous
more sorted and less porous
more sorted and more porous
38
Which of these is an artesian well?
5
8
9
7
39
What explains why a desert forms on the leeward side of a mountain?
rising air expands and warms
rising air compresses and warms
sinking air expands and warms
sinking air compresses and warms
40
As particles become more angular, the porosity of a sample ____________
increases then decreases
decreases
remains the same
increases
41
Which water cycle process releases 2260 J/g of energy into the atmosphere?
5
3
2
4
42
During El Nino,
South America is cooler and wetter
South America is warmer and wetter
South America is cooler and drier
South America is warmer and drier
43
The cloud forms when the air
is warmer than the dewpoint
has condensation nuclei
is saturated
is sinking
44
The Equator is classified as a wet belt because air converges and rises there.
False
True
