stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Chapter 3: Climate and Vegetation - Hession Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Chapter 3: Climate and Vegetation - Hession
Chapter 3: Climate and Vegetation - Hession
21 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
492 plays
Includes seasons and weather, climate, world climate regions, and soils and vegetation.
Flashcards
21 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
21
Answers
1
The earth is tilted at ______ degrees in relation to the sun.
23.5
22.5
23.0
24.5
2
What winds blow between the Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer?
The Trade Winds
The Westerlies
The Easterlies
The Tropical Winds
3
Ocean currents affect the ___________ of an area.
Topography
Precipitation
Climate
Temperature
4
The transfer of heat in the atmosphere by the upward movement of air is _________.
the greenhouse effect
precipitation
La Nina
convection
5
The day on which the sun shines directly overhead at noon at the Tropics is called a _______.
Eclipse
Solstice
Equinox
High Noon
6
Forests, grasslands, and deserts are examples of _____________.
divisions of biomes.
orographic precipitatation zones.
examples of equinoxes.
examples of regions that contain permafrost.
7
The region in the United States where 75% of all tornadoes occur is known as ____________.
The Midwest
Tornado Central
Tornado Country
Tornado Alley
8
___________ air flows toward the poles, and ___________ air moves toward the equator.
Hot, cold
Cold, cold
Hot, hot
Cold, hot
9
Broad, grassy plains would most likely be found in an area of...
savanna.
tundra.
desert.
taiga.
10
____________ zones experience the widest variety of temperature and precipitation.
Tropical
Polar
Continental
Temperate
11
An irregularly occurring and complex series of climatic changes affecting the equatorial Pacific region and beyond.
La Nina
Cascade effect
El Nino
wind currents
12
_______ is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular location and time.
Temperature
Weather
Precipitation
Climate
13
This occurs twice a year, when the days and nights all over the world are of equal length.
Season
Solstice
Eclipse
Equinox
14
Gases put into the atmosphere cause a warming known as the greenhouse effect because....
they create a barrier that traps solar energy.
the gases are warm because they come from burning coal.
they create an environment in which vegetation thrives.
they create a barrier that traps carbon dioxide.
15
A biome is...
a specific area containing interdependent plants & animals.
an area that has been affected by human activity.
a specific area containing non-interdependent plants and animals.
a grassland found only in the Southern Hemisphere.
16
Which spiraling storm takes the longest to form?
Tornado
Monsoon
Hurricane
Tsunami
17
Birch and cottonwood trees are __________.
examples of trees that thrive on the savanna.
examples of coniferous trees.
examples of deciduous trees.
particularly drought resistant.
18
Associated with mountain areas, _____ storms drop more rain on the ______ side of the mountain.
frontal, windward
orographic, windward
orographic, leeward
convection, leeward
19
Flat, treeless lands forming a ring around the Arctic Ocean are examples of _____.
steppe
chapparal
tundra
taiga
20
Which of the following does not affect the climate of a region?
Elevation
Latitude
Longitude
Topography
21
A rain forest would be least likely to thrive in...
a subarctic region.
a tropical zone.
the highlands.
an area of high temperature and humidity.
