GenSci 707 Test Word Scramble

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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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