Climate
What are the 4 abiotic factors that determine climate?
Temperature, Wind, Humidity, and Precipitation
Which freshwater zone is shallow, and have a variety of plant life?
A. Limnetic
B. Benthic
C. Littoral
D. Profundal
Littoral, due to having plenty of sunlight
A. Intertidal
B. Oceanic
C. Profundal
D. Pelagic
Oceanic
This biome has 4 seasons and located in the temperate zone.
A. Tundra
B. Chaparral
C. Deciduous Forest
D. Desert
C. Deciduous Forest
What physical property of water determines how cloudy a substance is?
Turbidity
Conditions in South Bend, Indiana are extremely hot in the summer, cold in the winter, with plenty of rainfall year-round.
This description would be an example of ________. Provide evidence.
A) Weather
B) Climate
Climate
"year-round" indicates a long-term condition.
Climate is a long-term condition
What is the difference between freshwater and marine ecosystems?
Freshwater has low dissolved salts in water whereas marine ecosystems have high levels of dissolved salts in water.
Which zone is the most aphotic in an marine ecosystem?
Abyssal zone
Which biome has fire-resistant shrubs and prone to periodic fires due to dry soil?
A. Desert
B. Chaparral
C. Tundra
D. Taiga
B. Chaparral
An environmentalist discovered high levels of nitrogen and phosphorus in a body of water.
What chemical property is being shown?
Nutrient levels
How does latitude affects an area's climate?
A. The forms and features of the land
B. Sun rays strike the earth at different angles
C. The temperature decreases for every 100 meters above sea level
Sun rays strike the earth at different angles and at different times
When saltwater mixes with freshwater, the water becomes _____.
Brackish
An estuary eventually leads to what area of a watershed?
A. Tributary
B. Ridgeline
C. Ocean
D. Wetland
Ocean
Which biome is warm year-round and similar to grasslands?
A. Tundra
B. Grasslands
C. Savanna
D. Taiga
C. Savanna
What does the term deciduous mean?
To shed
The entire team must do 10 jumping jacks to keep their point
Saudi Arabia is located around 24 degrees North latitude North. Which climate zone would Saudi Arabia be located?
A. Polar Zone North
B. Temperate Zone North
C. Temperate Zone South
D. Tropical Zone
Temperate North, Temperate North is located between 23.5 and 66.5 degrees N latitude.
Name two ways humans are impacting wetlands.
Building on top of wetlands
Dumping trash in wetlands
Which zone is directly above the benthic zone in the marine ecosystem?
Continental shelf
Which biome is known for having two seasons, cold winters and warm summers?
A. Grasslands
B. Tundra
C. Chaparral
D. Desert
Grasslands
Which zones are found in freshwater and marine ecosystems?
A. Pelagic and Benthic
B. Neritic and Benthic
C. Continental Shelf and Benthic
A. Pelagic and Benthic
When the average temperature goes down 1 degree Celsius for every 100 meters traveled above sea level, this represents which feature?
A. Latitude
B. Topography
C. Wind Current
D. Altitude
Altitude
Which marine zone is the most biodiverse and located above the continental shelf?
A. Neritic Zone
B. Benthic Zone
C. Oceanic Zone
Neritic Zone
Which area are organisms required to tolerate extreme levels of salt, temperature, and sunlight?
A. Pelagic Zone
B. Intertidal Zone
C. Neritic Zone
D. Abyssal Zone
Intertidal Zone
How would a climograph look for the Desert biome?
High temperatures
Low precipitation
Describe the difference between the savanna and grassland biomes.
The savanna has summer like temps year-round, the grasslands have two distinct temperatures cold winters and warm summers