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Chapter 7 Climate Review
Chapter 7 Climate Review
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Review of key concepts that will be on the chapter assessment.
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1
Which of these areas receives the most solar radiation?
equator
polar zones
oceans
temperate zones
2
One cause of ____may be deforestation.
precipitation
thunderstorms
clouds
global warming
3
climate is the weather
at the poles
changes from day to day
of a region averaged over a long period of time
closer to the equator
4
use the diagram to identify "summer" in the northern hemisphere
C
B
A
D
5
a gas that increases greenhouse effect
none of these
oxygen
hydrogen
carbon dioxide
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warm periods that occur between ice ages
anteglacials
intraglacials
endoglacials
interglacials
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A climate classification system divides regions according to _____.
all of these
vegetation
temperature
amount of precipitation
8
What can you conclude about monsoons from these images?
Bay of Bengal is always windier than the South China Sea
Air flows from H pressure to L pressure areas
Air flows from L pressure to H pressure areas
South China Sea is always windier than the Bay of Bengal
9
Why are buildings in polar climates sometimes built on stilts?
stop thermal energy from the building from melting the permafrost
to protect them from flooding
keep the doorway higher than the snow
better view from the windows
10
a natural source of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
precipitation
volcanic eruptions
photosynthesis
aerosols
11
Which of the following is a way a 13-14 year old in America can help control greenhouse gasses?
recycle aluminum cans
all of these
turn off electronics that are not in use
plant trees
12
The factor that strongly influences the climate of San Francisco is ____.
the mountains to the east
fog
the ocean west of the city
its elevation
13
Climatologists us a classification system developed by
Köppen
Galileo
Einstein
Wegener
14
Walking barefoot in the summer you notice the asphalt felt hotter than the concrete. Why?
nothing, just a coincidence
the climate changed from the concrete
concrete has a higher specific than asphalt
asphalt has a higher specific heat than concrete
15
which is not used to study past climates
current volcanic lava flows
growth rings of trees
ice cores
fossilized pollen
16
What is one benefit of warm temperatures brought about by climate change?
longer growing seasons
extreme weather events
mudslides
coastal flooding
17
An influence on climate would be ____.
large cities
ocean currents
large bodies of water
all of these
18
use the diagram to identify "spring" in the northern hemisphere
C
A
D
B
19
When gas, oil, and coal are burned, this is released into the atmosphere.
hydrogen
oxygen
CFC's
carbon dioxide
20
during ENSO, what happens to the weather on the western coast of South America?
cooler and wetter than normal
warmer and wetter than normal
cooler and drier than normal
warmer and drier than normal
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during this process, trees remove carbon dioxide from the air
when burned
photosynthesis
deforestation
all of these
22
use the diagram to identify "winter" in the northern hemisphere
A
D
C
B
23
Why is it colder in Leadville than it is in Burlington?
Burlington is actually colder
altitude/elevation differences
Leadville is farther west
latitude difference
24
use the diagram to identify "fall" in the northern hemisphere
D
B
A
C
