Earth Science CHP 21 Climate

Climate is the term that describes the average weather conditions in an area over a period of many years.

When the sun’s noon rays are above the Tropic of Cancer it's called the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere.

Precipitation helps regulate temperatures in the earth's atmosphere.

The climate zone of the African savanna is

Which of these specialists could probably provide the most trustworthy data in a research study on climate change?

During summertime in the Northern Hemisphere, the North Pole is

Which of these statements would be true of an ENSO period?

There are two temperate zones but only one tropic zone.

Both average temperature and precipitation at a location would be affected by climate change.

Secular scientists & young-earth creationary scientists agree that the earth has experienced climate change in the past.

Which of these areas is where you CANNOT find continental glaciers today?

According to your textbook, which of these statements would be most acceptable in a young-earth view of Earth’s history?

Which of these would a climatologist be most interested in studying?

The climate zone of the Australian Outback is

The climate zone of the Mediterranean coast of Europe is temperate continental.

Trade winds are seasonal winds that bring six months of rainy weather to southeast Asia.

Scientists have been gathering data related to natural processes and the world’s climate for less than two centuries.

Which is NOT a potential benefit for the thinning or melting of polar ice.

The fact that a large city is often a few degrees warmer than the surrounding region is an example of a

The population levels of all polar bear subspecies are currently in decline.

Which of these would likely affect the average temperature of a location?

Studies of tree rings show that the earth’s temperature has been gradually climbing and has accelerated recently.

What is the name for the large chunks of ice that break off continental glaciers and float in the sea?

Groves of citrus and olive trees would grow best in which climate?

In relation to climate, God's promise after the Flood is that seasons would come and go in a regular manner.

Anti-environmentalists believe that God is going to destroy the earth anyway, so why worry about it.

Increased sunspot activity

Radical environmentalists believe man came from evolving from Mother Earth and is the biggest threat to nature.

Which of these determine how atmospheric carbon dioxide levels might have changed over the past few decades?

The climate zone of the Forests of the US Great Lakes region is

Major volcanic eruptions and large regional dust storms

What are the two key weather factors that allow scientists to describe and map different climate zones?

"Anthropogenic global warming" refers to global warming caused by man.

When it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere.

The sun heats the earth’s surface most effectively when the rays are more nearly horizontal to the earth’s surface.

The Canopy theory is accepted by most creationary scientists today due to extensive biblical and scientific support.

The boundaries of the Arctic and Antarctic circles

Cold is to hibernation as hot is to

The climate zone of the slopes of Kilimanjaro is highland.

The earth’s average temperature has probably changed in which of the following ways over the past 50 years?

The climate zone of the Siberian tundra is

The greenhouse hypothesis states that man-made carbon dioxide in the atmosphere raises the earth’s temperature.

The lapse rate of the troposphere has to do with cooling temperatures with altitude.