The sun’s rays are least direct
a. near the poles.
b. near the equator.
c. at high altitudes.
d. far from the ocean.
A). near the poles
100
Permafrost and mosses, lichens, and wildflowers are common in the
Tundra
100
Name of super-continent 200 Million years ago
Pangaea
100
True or False
A Continental climate has more extreme temperatures than a Marine climate
True
100
What happens every 100,000 years
Ice Ages
200
True or False:
The Greenhouse Effect allows heat from Earth's surface to pass directly out through the atmosphere and back into space.
False
200
Regions that receive less than 25 centimeters of rain annually are called
Deserts
200
True or False:
Scientists assume that an organism’s ancestors required a climate similar to the climate required by the present-day organism. ____________________
True
200
More or Less
Oceans make the temperatures of nearby land more extreme. ____________________
Less
200
The climate zones lying between 23.5° and 66.5° north and south latitude are called the
temperate zones.
300
In addition to temperature and precipitation, Köppen’s climate system classified climates by a region’s
a. microclimates.
b. vegetation.
c. seasonal winds.
d. air masses.
B). Vegetation
300
A temperate continental climate with short cool summers and long, bitterly cold winters is the
Subarctic
300
An important principle scientists follow to determine ancient climates is:
If an organism today needs certain conditions to live, then a similar organism that lived in the past needed similar conditions.
300
The Great Plains east of the Rocky Mountains have a
Semiarid climate
300
What are the 3 temperature zones
Tropical, Polar, Temperate
400
What has been happening to the concentrations of greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere over the past 200 years?
It has been increasing.
400
The farther you live from an ocean, the more likely your climate will be a
Continental
400
What are the 3 clues to finding out what ancient climates were like
Tree rings, pollen, and ice cores
400
True or False
An arid or semiarid climate occurs where precipitation is greater than potential evaporation. ____________________
False
400
Temperature is affected by what 4 factors
latitude, altitude, distance from large bodies of water. ocean currents
500
Climates are classified according to two major factors:
a. elevation and precipitation.
b. latitude and temperature.
c. elevation and latitude.
d. precipitation and temperature.
D). precipitation and temperature.
500
The three kinds of temperate marine climates all have
Mild winters
500
Which of the following has caused repeating 100,000-year cycles of ice ages in the past?
Earth's orbit and changes in the tilt of the axis
500
A tropical wet climate (Rainforest) exists in the United States only in
Hawaii
500
Sea and land breezes over a large region that change direction with the seasons are called