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Climate Zone Biosphe
Gr.10 Climate Zones and Biomes & Biosphere
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How is a Biome Classified? | Based on climate, vegetation & precipitation |
| How is an ecozone Classified? | Based on climate, geology & landscape |
| How is a ecoregion Classified? | Based on a local landform inside an ecozone |
| How is the tropical zone characterized? | This zone is always warm throughout the year, where most storms occur |
| How is the temperate zone characterized? | This zone has varying temperatures & seasons. |
| How is the polar zone characterized? | This zone is always cold, baron land & receives less sunlight |
| What is the degree of latitude of the tropic of cancer? | 23.5 degrees |
| What degree of latitude separates the temperate & polar zones? | 66 degrees |
| What is the name of the latitude line that separates the South Temperate & the tropical zone? | Tropic of Capricorn |
| What biome consists of large spruce & fir trees, is relatively warm all year and receives the most rainfall? | Rainforest |
| What biome consists of coniferous, spruce trees, relatively cold all year with 30-85cm of precipitation as mostly snow? | Boreal Forest |
| What biome consists of large maple & oak trees, has varying temperatures during the different seasons with moderate precipitation? | Deciduous Forest |
| What biome consists of permafrost layers on the ground, with low precipitation & cold all year? | Tundra |
| What biome consists of the lowest amount of precipitation, is relatively warm all year and has a few plants that are low to the ground | Desert |
| What biome consists of grass & wheat, has very cold winters & hot summers with 25-100cm of precipitation annually? | Grasslands |
| What do you call the layers of gas that surround a planet keeping the temperature moderate? | Atmosphere |
| What are the different environmental conditions? | Precipitation, temperature, humidity, cloud cover, air pressure |
| What factors do a climatograph measure month by month? | Temperature & Precipitation |
| What is climate? | environmental conditions over an area that occur over a long period of time |
| Why are the oceans considered "heat reservoirs?" | Oceans can absorb & store more heat than air |
| What two environmental factors transfers heat around the globe? | Ocean currents & wind. |
| What the names of the two types of prevailing winds? | Trade & Westerly Winds |
| What is the name of the high altitude winds that travel between air masses? | The Jetstream |
| What is a high pressure system? | Cold, dense, sinking air masses. |
| How is wind created? | Movement of air from warm to cold air. |
| What are aerosols? | Small particles that come from volcano eruption's that block out sunlight. |
| What causes earthquakes & mountains to form? | Different tectonic plates colliding into each other. |
| What is the degree of the Earth's tilt? | 23 degrees |
| What is Eccentricity? | Describes how circular or elliptical the Earths orbit is. |
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