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Hartland High School Unit Review for Learning objectives #13 & 14.
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1
More CO2 in the ocean leads to
ocean water acidification
Coral bleach events uncrease
all of the above
shelled organisms will have trouble building shells.
2
What air mass will affect Jacksonville, Florida's climate?
cP
cT
mT
mP
3
Based on the graph, what latitude might you find this city?
Not enough information is given
Polar (high latitudes, close to the poles)
Temperate (mid-latitudes)
Tropical (close to the equator)
4
Based on the graph, what can you conclude about this city? It's found in....
a tropical rainforest because of so much rain.
a desert because of its high temps and low rain.
the tundra b/c of its low temps and low rainfall
a temperate forest b/c of it's large temp.range and rain.
5
What ocean current will impact Florida's climate?
East Australian
North Atlantic
Pacific current
Gulf Stream
6
In the lab, it took longer for the water to heat up and for it to cool down.
True
False
7
What can you learn from an ice core?
past climates and past volcanic eruptions
all of this and more!
about of melt or accumulation of ice
CO2 levels from hundreds of thousands of years ago.
8
Rising sea levels will be deadly and devastating. What is the cause?
Melting glaciers
plastic in the ocean
Dying coral
El nino
9
The Gulf Stream is a surface current and has a huge ______ effect on northern Europe's climate.
cooling
warming
10
What is the #1 way carbon dioxide is being added into the atmosphere?
melting permafrost
volcanoes
humans burning fossil fuels
ocean vents
11
Ocean temperatures are increasing, leading to
all of the above
coral bleaching
melting glaciers
more severe hurricanes/storms
12
Why does Wichita, KS have the highest range of temperatures? Because of latitude and >>>>>>
Changes in elevation
the global winds (Westerlies)
mountain ranges
it's proximity to the coast
13
During the Little Ice Age, tree rings were
thicker, due to shorter growing seasons and low temperatures
tree rings are always the same width, no matter the temp.
thinner, due to longer growing seasons & higher temperatures
thinner, due to shorter growing seasons and low temperatures
14
The largest reservoir of carbon dioxide is actually ...
the atmosphere
the ocean (hydrosphere)
the troposphere
the cryosphere
15
The pictures represent the ___Theory, to explain natural cooling and heating cycles of earth.
Plate tectonics
Giant impact
Milankovitch
Galilean
16
As carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere, what happens to temperature?
It gets colder
It also rises
there is no connection
17
Two factors graphed on a climate graph
Wind speed and Wind direction
Temperature and Air pressure
Precipitation and Wind speed
Temperature and Precipitation
18
Which is NOT considered a greenhouse gas?
Water vapor
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Methane
19
Fossils of coral reefs confirm that Michigan was once....
at a lower latitude and covered by shallow seas.
at lower latitudes and most likely a desert.
at higher latitudes and most likely a desert.
at a higher latitude and covered by glaciers.
20
In the western United States, most rain shadows occur on what side of the mountain ranges?
North
East
South
West
21
We looked at maps and images of mountains. Which side of the mountain was GREEN in every location/image?
South
Leeward
Windward
North
22
A maritime polar (mP) air mass would bring what type of weather to that area?
cold and dry
warm and moist
warm and dry
cold and moist
23
A large asteroid impact could lead to global ______ and another possible mass extinction event.
cooling
there would be no impact on the climate
warming
24
How does a change in elevation impact climate?
The higher you go, less cold, less snow
Elevation changes have no effect
The higher you go, the more cold, more snow
25
Which temperature will hold more gases in the ocean? (Think carbon source vs. sink)
warm
cool
