TRUE/FALSE
Water from precipitation stays on the earth’s surface for only a brief time.
True
Which solstice occurs on June 21 in the Northern Hemisphere?
summer
The effect of the earth’s being “yanked” out from under the wind is called the
A. alluvial fan.
B. land jerk.
C. rotation effect.
D. Coriolis effect
D. Coriolis effect
This element of weather is the movement of air caused by the heating and cooling of air
masses
A. temperature
B. atmospheric pressure
C. wind
D. humidity
C. wind
This element of weather is the movement of air caused by the heating and cooling of air
masses
A. temperature
B. atmospheric pressure
C. wind
D. humidity
C. wind
The sun’s energy is always in motion, even after it reaches the earth’s atmosphere
The movement of warm and cold air masses, combined with what, explains the basic movement of
thermal energy around the earth?
Coriolis effect
The point at which the length of day and night are approximately equal all over the planet
for an instant is known as the
A. rotation.
B. revolution.
C. solstice.
D. equinox
D. equinox
The most obvious motion of the earth is called
A. rotation.
B. revolution.
C. solstice.
D. equinox
A. rotation.
sun, planets, and smaller system bodies
Solar system
Longitude plays a role in establishing climate.
False
What is composed of the sun, planets, small solar system bodies, and other objects around the sun
by the sun’s gravity?
solar system
Hot prevailing winds that blow in the tropics are called the
A. tropic winds.
B. trade winds.
C. northern winds.
D. easterlies
B. trade winds
The area between the equator and the Tropic of Cancer (in the north) and the Tropic of
Capricorn (in the south) is called the
A. temperate zone.
B. tropics.
C. high latitudes.
D. polar regions.
B. tropics.
event when the length of day and night are approximately equal all
over the planet
equinox
Polar regions receive only a small amount of sunlight in winter.
True
The envelope of gases that surrounds the earth and is held in place by the planet’s gravity is called
what?
atmosphere
Which of the following is not one of the three basic biomes?
A. forests
B. grasslands
C. wastelands
D. wetlands
D. wetlands
All of the following are latitude zones except
A. Coriolis.
B. tropics.
C. Temperate.
D. polar.
A. Coriolis.
latitude zone that consistently has very warm temperatures
tropics
The coast of Chile is a tropical rainforest because the cold Peru Current flows
nearby.
false
What is any large region where distinct populations of plants and animals are found living together
called?
biome
The point at which the sun reaches its greatest angular distance from the equator is
called the
A. rotation.
B. revolution.
C. solstice.
D. equinox
C. solstice.
All of the following are elements of weather except
A. wind.
B. jet stream.
C. atmospheric pressure.
D. humidity.
B. jet stream.
the 23 1/2° angle on which the earth rotates
axis