Which of the following statements about tropical biomes is correct?

Tropical rainforests highest precipitation close to ITCZ

Which of the following statements about temperate biomes is not correct?

Temperate biomes have average annual temperatures above20°C

The floor of the rain forest has little plant life because _______.

Very little sunlight gets through the canopy

Which of the following best explains why polar regions are colder than tropical regions?

Polar regions receive less solar energy

Which of the following statements about rain shadows is correct?

Air rises, water condenses into precip

Which of the following processes is not characteristic of oceanic circulation?

Counterclockwise gyres in the Northern Hemisphere

What is the correct order of the open-ocean zones from shallowest to deepest?

intertidal zone, photiczone, aphotic zone, benthic zone

Why do scientists use dominant plant growth forms to categorize terrestrial biomes?

Similar plant growth forms in similar temp & prcip

Which of the following statements about tundras and boreal forests is correct?

Boreal forests,larger dominant plant growth formsthan tundra

Whichof the following statements about patterns of temperature and precipitation is not correct

Along Earth, air of Hadley cell move away from the equator

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1
Day to day temperature, precip, or other atmospheric conditions in a particular place
Barometric pressure
Climate
Hydrological Change
Weather
2
The unequal heating from the sun created due to the natural tilt and Earth's atmosphere is
Law of Reflection
Absorption
Albedo
Refraction
3
Which of the following statements about tropical biomes is correct?
Subtropicaldeserts have the highest species diversity
Savannasare characterized by the densest forests
Tropical rainforests highest precipitation close to ITCZ
Tropicalseasonal forests characterized by evergreen trees
4
Taiga has
Grasses with long slender leaves
Frozen soil and few plants
Oak, maple, and hickory trees
Pine, Fir, and Spruce Trees
5
Which of the following statements about temperate biomes is not correct?
Temperate seasonal forests lose their leaves
Temperaterainforests receive the most precipitation
Temperate biomes have average annual temperatures above20°C
Temperaterainforests can be found in the northwestern US.
6
__________ are example(s) of freshwater biomes.
Rainforest
Marine
rivers and ponds
inter-tidal zone
7
Which describes a Tundra?
Ara covered in ice and snow
dry grassland surrounded by desert
Cold climate with no vegetation
Climate is harsh, cold, & dry
8
Large scale ecosystem defined by plants, animals, and annual rainfall
Estuary
Biome
Grassland
Temperate Forest
9
Desert has all the following except
animals active in the daytime
very dry soil and air
Usually cold night temps
Hot and sunny days
10
The floor of the rain forest has little plant life because _______.
Very little sunlight gets through the canopy
The rainforest gets too much sunlight
Toads and salamanders eat all the plants on theforest floor
The vines and ferns choke off the other plants
11
Chemical process to create nutrients used by organisms in the deep ocean is called
Chemosynthesis
Bioluminescence
Aerobic Respiration
Photosynthesis
12
How many years must pass to determine if climate change has indeed happened?
1 year
30 years
3,000 years
10 years
13
Which of the following best explains why polar regions are colder than tropical regions?
Light travels through more atm, loses E in tropic regions.
Polarregions have lower albedo values.
Tropicalregions receive less direct sunlight
Polar regions receive less solar energy
14
Which of the following statements about rain shadows is correct?
Air rises, water condenses into precip
Theyoccur on the western sides of mountain ranges
They occur on the eastern side of mountain ranges
Airgains water vapor as it rises
15
Which of the following processes is not characteristic of oceanic circulation?
ElNiño–Southern Oscillation
Slowthermohaline circulation of surface & deep ocean waters
Counterclockwise gyres in the Northern Hemisphere
Unequalheating of tropical versus polar ocean waters
16
Deflection of an object's path due to Earth's rotation is called
Conduction Currents
Hadley Cells
Convection Current
Coriolis Effect
17
In which layer of Earth’s atmosphere does most weather occur?
Troposphere
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
18
What is the correct order of the open-ocean zones from shallowest to deepest?
intertidal zone, aphoticzone, photic zone, benthic zone
benthic zone, aphotic zone,photic zone, intertidal zone
aphotic zone, photic zone, intertidal zone,benthic zone
intertidal zone, photiczone, aphotic zone, benthic zone
19
Process by which gasses in the atmosphere absorb heat and keep the earth warm.
Greenhouse Effect
Coriolis Effect
Global Warming
Water Cycle
20
The Ozone layer is found in which layer of the atmosphere?
Stratosphere
Theremosphere
Mesosphere
Troposphere
21
Permafrost is found
Taiga
Desert
Tundra
Grassland
22
Why do scientists use dominant plant growth forms to categorize terrestrial biomes?
Plants with similar growth are closely related
Different plants indicate climate difference, animals don't
Similar plant growth forms in similar temp & prcip
Plants from similar climates evolve differently
23
Which information is not found in climate diagrams?
Averageannual temperature
Themonths when plant growth is limited by precipitation
Average annual humidity
Seasonalchanges in temperature
24
Which of the following statements about tundras and boreal forests is correct?
Tundrasare warmer than boreal forests.
Plantgrowth in both biomes is limited by precipitation
Borealforests have shorter growing seasons than tundras
Boreal forests,larger dominant plant growth formsthan tundra
25
Air rises, pressure decreases, allows air to cool is called
Barometric Pressure
Adiabatic cooling
Latent Heat Release
Adiabatic heating
26
Whichof the following statements about patterns of temperature and precipitation is not correct
Along Earth, air of Hadley cell move away from the equator
Air in a Hadley cell rises where sunlight strikes Earth
air of polar cell rises near 60°latitude.
greatest precip occurs at the ICZ

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