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GenSci 707 Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Deeply frozen earth is called: | permafrost |
| The ocean regions near the equator are called the _________. | doldrums |
| The ________ is the point of elevation on a mountain above which trees do not grow. | tree line |
| A _______ is a rainforest area of small trees. | jungle |
| Steppes are a type of ________. | plains |
| Australia's center is a large ______ area. | desert |
| The _____ is a large desert area in Asia. | Gobi |
| The Mediterranean climate is characterized by _____ winters and ____ summers | wet winters dry summers |
| _____ wind patterns are a major factor affecting any region's climate. | Global |
| In the Southern Hemisphere, winds are turned to the ______ | left |
| The lines of ________ are located east and west of the Prime Meridian -Longitude _Latitude | Longitude |
| Winds are turned to the _____ in the Northern Hemisphere. | right |
| Above the Arctic Circle, the sun is _____ in the sky. | low |
| Long-term, average conditions for an area are its _______, whereas short-term, day-to-day conditions are its _______. | climate weather |
| Which rises? Which sinks? _heater air _cooled air | heated air rises cooled air sinks |
| Which is high density? _heated air _cooled air | cooled air (therefore, cooled air weighs more than heated air.) |
| Which expands? _heated air _cooled air | heated air |
| The _________ is the layer of the atmosphere where most of our weather happens. It gets most of its warmth from _________. | Troposphere Radiated heat from the earth's surface |
| What part of the US has a humid subtropical climate? | The Southeast |
| The equator is at a latitude of __ degrees. | 0 |
| What are the 5 basic types of climates? | -arid -tropical -maritime -mesothermal -polar |
| Latitude is a location _____ or _____ of the equator measured in the units of degrees. | north south |
| Polar winds usually come from the _east _west | east |
| The average temperature of a large room will depend upon the amount of solar _____ spread over the area | energy |
| Which type of surface warms up the slowest? | water |
| A line of equal temperature is called an ________. | isotherm |
| The region between 30° and 60° north or south latitude usually has a(n) _______ climate. | mesothermal |
| Semiarid regions which have mostly grasses and scattered trees are called ______ | steppes |
| The main climate of central Russia is a ______ climate. | steppe |
| Which two factors have the greatest effect upon climate? _precipitation _daily temperature differences between land and oceans _distribution of solar radiation _global wind patterns | _distribution of solar radiation _global wind patterns |
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